Sustainable remediation - The application of bioremediated soil for use in the degradation of TNT chips

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-76

  Erkelens, Mason ^a,d   Adetutu, Eric M ^a   Taha, Mohamed ^a   Tudararo Aherobo, Laurelta ^a   Antiabong, John ^a   Provatas, Arthur ^b   Ball, Andrew S ^a,c,d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Centre of Excellence in Energetic Materials   (Australia)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; Bioremediated soil; DGGE; Microbial community; QPCR

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; LAND FILL; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

2,4,6 TRINITROTOLUENE; BIOREMEDIATED SOIL; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DGGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; QPCR; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; WASTE SOILS;

SOILS;

DNA; TRINITROTOLUENE;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FUNGUS; LANDFILL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MILITARY APPLICATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TOXICITY; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOREMEDIATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LANDFILL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84862643000     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.05.022     Document Type: Article

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