Characterization and biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in radioactive wastewater

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1589-1596

  Tikilili, Phumza V ^a   Nkhalambayausi Chirwa, Evans M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcaligenes sp.; Landfill bacteria; Nuclear waste treatment; PAH biodegradation; Pseudomonads; Radiation tolerance

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHENE; ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES SP; CHRYSENE; DEGRADATION RATE; FLUORANTHENE; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUNDS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUNDS; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; MINE DRAINAGE; NUCLEAR WASTE TREATMENT; ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS; PAH DEGRADERS; PSEUDOMONADS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION TOLERANT; RADIOACTIVE WASTEWATER; SIMULATED WASTEWATER; SOUTH AFRICA;

BACTERIA; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; LAND FILL; MANUFACTURE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POTABLE WATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; CHRYSENE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORANTHENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; DRINKING WATER; LANDFILL; MINE DRAINAGE; PAH; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOLUBILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYLOGENY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES SP.; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 80052033828     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.079     Document Type: Article

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