Enhancement of microbial reductive dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a marine sediment by nanoscale zerovalent iron (NZVI) particles

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1246-1253

  Zanaroli, Giulio ^a   Negroni, Andrea ^a   Vignola, Marta ^a   Nuzzo, Andrea ^a   Shu, Hung Yee ^b   Fava, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dehalobium chlorocoercia DF 1; Marine sediments; Microbial reductive dechlorination; Nanoscale zerovalent iron (NZVI); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Indexed keywords

DEHALOBIUM CHLOROCOERCIA DF-1; MARINE SEDIMENTS; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DECHLORINATION; HYDROGEN; IRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

IRON; NANOMATERIAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NANOANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84865193826     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3835     Document Type: Article

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