Effect of biostimulants on 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) degradation and bacterial community composition in contaminated aquifer sediment enrichments

Biodegradation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-190

  Fahrenfeld, Nicole ^a   Zoeckler, Jeffrey ^b   Widdowson, Mark A ^a   Pruden, Amy ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Inspector General   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; Bacterial community; Biodegradation; Biostimulation; Energetic compounds; Nitroaromatic

Indexed keywords

2 ,4 ,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOSTIMULATION; ENERGETIC COMPOUNDS; NITROAROMATIC;

AQUIFERS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHANOL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; TRINITROTOLUENE;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOENERGETICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ELECTROKINESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CLOSTRIDIUM; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GROUNDWATER; PSEUDOMONAS; TRINITROTOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CLOSTRIDIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 84874577817     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9569-2     Document Type: Article

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