Control of petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater by intrinsic and enhanced bioremediation

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 864-871

  Chen, Ku Fan ^a   Kao, Chih Ming ^b   Chen, Chiu Wen ^c   Surampalli, Rao Y ^d   Lee, Mu Sheng ^e  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e Environmental Protection Bureau   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Intrinsic bioremediation; Natural attenuation; Petroleum hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AEROBIC BIOREMEDIATION; ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; CONTAMINATED AREAS; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; DECAY RATE; ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION; FERROUS IRON; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FIRST-ORDER; HETEROTROPHS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; REDOX POTENTIALS; REMOVAL MECHANISM; SECOND PHASE; SOURCE AREA;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECAY (ORGANIC); DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ETHYLBENZENE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; METHANE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; REDOX REACTIONS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BTEX; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROORGANISM; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77953697490     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60190-X     Document Type: Article

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