Biodegradation potential of MTBE and BTEX under aerobic, nitrate reducing, and methanogenic conditions at a gasoline-contaminated site

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 278-284

  Chen, Ku Fan ^a   Chang, Yu Chen ^a   Huang, Sheng Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; BTEX; Enhanced aerobic bioremediation; MTBE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870188982     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.698825     Document Type: Article

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