Anaerobic conversion of chlorobenzene and benzene to CH4 and CO2 in bioaugmented microcosms

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2378-2385

  Liang, Xiaoming ^a   Devine, Cheryl E ^a   Nelson, Jennifer ^b   Sherwood Lollar, Barbara ^a   Zinder, Stephen ^b   Edwards, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED BENZENES; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ELECTRON DONORS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; INDUSTRIAL SITES; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; METHANOGENIC CULTURES; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROBENZENE; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BENZENE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROBENZENE; DECHLORINATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INOCULATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; METHANE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROCOSM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSFORMATION;

ANAEROBIC CONVERSION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRON; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; INOCULATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; METHANOGENESIS; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; YEAST;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROBENZENES; ELECTRONS; HALOGENATION; METHANE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84874609060     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3043092     Document Type: Article

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