Coupling Electrokinetics to the Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants: Principles and Fundamental Interactions

Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 367-387

  Wick, Lukas Y ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

DC on contaminant and nutrient transport; Electrobioremediation tetrahedron; Integrated (coupled) technologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889457190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470523650.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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