Low and high acetate amendments are equally as effective at promoting complete dechlorination of trichloroethylene (TCE)

Biodegradation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 413-425

  Wei, Na ^b,c   Finneran, Kevin T ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehalococcoides; Fe(III) reduction; Reductive dechlorination; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; AQUIFERS; DECHLORINATION; ETHYLENE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METHANE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACETATE CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; DECHLORINATION RATE; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; FE AND SULFATE REDUCTIONS; FE REDUCTIONS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; STOICHIOMETRIC CONCENTRATION;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ACETATE; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECHLORINATION; ETHYLENE; IRON; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAKEHOLDER; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFATE;

DEHALOCOCCOIDES;

EID: 84876829549     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9598-x     Document Type: Article

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