Biocontainment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on flat concrete surfaces by microbial carbonate precipitation

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2860-2864

  Okwadha, George D O ^a   Li, Jin ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosealant; Carbonation; Microbial carbonate precipitation; Permeability; Urea hydrolysis; Ureolytic bacteria

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CONCRETES; EPOXY RESINS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; UREA;

BIOSEALANT; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; CONCRETE SURFACE; EPOXY COATINGS; MICROBIAL CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; MICROBIAL CARBONATES; PERMEABILITY; UREA HYDROLYSIS; UREOLYTIC; UREOLYTIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA;

CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEALANT;

BACTERIUM; CARBONATE; CONCRETE; HYDROLYSIS; LEACHING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PCB; PERMEABILITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STANDARD (REFERENCE); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; LEACHING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII; TEMPERATURE; UREA CYCLE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII;

EID: 79960840758     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.05.029     Document Type: Article

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