Microbial degradation of 4-monobrominated diphenyl ether with anaerobic sludge

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 213-214, Issue , 2012, Pages 341-346

  Shih, Yang hsin ^a   Chou, Hsi Ling ^b   Peng, Yu Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

4 Monobrominated diphenyl ether; Anaerobic sludge; Debromination; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Glucose

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; BROMIDE IONS; CARBON SOURCE; DEBROMINATION; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIPHENYL ETHER; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; FLAME-RETARDANT ADDITIVES; GAS GENERATION; GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); PUBLIC SAFETY;

DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES; GLUCOSE; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; RNA;

BIODEGRADATION;

BROMIDE ION; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; RNA 16S;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ELECTROKINESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PBDE; REACTION KINETICS; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON SOURCE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBROMINATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GAS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; INCUBATION TIME; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SLUDGE;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BROMINE; CULTURE MEDIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CLOSTRIDIUM SP.;

EID: 84858335291     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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