An ex situ evaluation of TBA- and MTBE-baited bio-traps

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3879-3888

  North, Katharine P ^a   Mackay, Douglas M ^a   Annable, Michael D ^b   Sublette, Kerry L ^c   Davis, Greg ^d   Holland, Reef B ^a   Petersen, Daniel ^a   Scow, Kate M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^d Microbial Insights Incorporated   (United States)

^e CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio trap; Biodegradation; In situ microcosm; MTBE; Stable isotope probing; TBA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; DESORPTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; WELLS;

BIO-TRAP; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MTBE; SITU MICROCOSMS; STABLE-ISOTOPE PROBING;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CARBON 13; DNA; GROUND WATER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

AQUIFER; BACTERIUM; BAIT; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INHIBITION; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MTBE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SAMPLER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); WELL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESORPTION; ELUTION; EXTRACTION; HYSTERESIS; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84861724438     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.04.029     Document Type: Article

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