Electron shuttle-stimulated RDX mineralization and biological production of 4-nitro-2,4-diazabutanal (NDAB) in RDX-contaminated aquifer material

Biodegradation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 923-937

  Kwon, Man Jae ^a   Finneran, Kevin T ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Cyclic nitramine explosives; Electron shuttling; Fe(III) reducing microorganisms

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT; ELECTRON SHUTTLE; ELECTRON SHUTTLING; EXTRACELLULAR; FE REDUCTIONS; FE(III) REDUCING MICROORGANISMS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; IN-SITU; MASS-LOSS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NITRAMINES; NITROSO; PROTEOBACTERIA; RDX BIODEGRADATION; RDX MINERALIZATION; RING CLEAVAGE; SULFATE REDUCTION; TIME FRAME; TIME POINTS;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRONS; FORMALDEHYDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON COMPOUNDS; KETONES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

4 NITRO 2,4 DIAZABUTANAL; 4-NITRO-2,4-DIAZABUTANAL; ALDEHYDE; CARBON; CYCLONITE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IRON; MINERAL; RNA 16S; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ACETATE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; EXPLOSIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IRON; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALDEHYDES; AZA COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IRON; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MINERALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZINES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 78650174435     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9352-1     Document Type: Article

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