Removal of trichloroethylene (TCE) contaminated soil using a two-stage anaerobic-aerobic composting technique

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 549-559

  Ponza, Supat ^a   Parkpian, Preeda ^a   Polprasert, Chongrak ^b   Shrestha, Rajendra P ^a   Jugsujinda, Aroon ^c  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic aerobic; Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Contaminated soil; Sequential composting; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AEROBIC COMPOSTING; AEROBIC CONDITION; ANAEROBIC-AEROBIC; BIOGAS COMPOSITION; CANE MOLASSES; CARBON-BASED; CLAY SOIL; CONTAMINATED SOIL; CONTAMINATED SOILS; COW MANURE; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; REMOVAL RATE; RICE HUSK; SOIL CONTROL; TWO STAGE;

ANESTHETICS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLAY; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; MANURES; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SOIL POLLUTION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

MOLASSES; ORGANIC CARBON; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CLAY; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; FRUIT HUSK; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INCUBATION TIME; MANURE; MESOPHILE; METABOLITE; SOIL POLLUTION;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 77951246602     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934521003595233     Document Type: Article

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