Multiple lines of evidence to demonstrate vinyl chloride aerobic biodegradation in the vadose zone, and factors controlling rates

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 153, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-77

  Patterson, B M ^a,b   Aravena, R ^c   Davis, G B ^a,b   Furness, A J ^a   Bastow, T P ^a   Bouchard, D ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Biodegradation; Vadose zone; Vinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC; AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS; VADOSE ZONE; VINYL CHLORIDES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHYLENE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN; VAPORS;

BIODEGRADATION;

CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ETHANE; GROUND WATER; METHANE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ETHYLENE; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; SOIL GAS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VADOSE ZONE;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPOXYALKANE TRANSFERASE GENE; ETHENE MONOOXYGENASE GENE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GAS ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OXIDATION; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VADOSE ZONE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION; VADOSE ZONE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENES, BACTERIAL; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSFERASES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84884194402     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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