Biodegradation in waters from hydraulic fracturing: Chemistry, microbiology, and engineering

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Strong, Lisa C ^a   Gould, Trevor ^a   Kasinkas, Lisa ^b   Sadowsky, Michael J ^a   Aksan, Alptekin ^b   Wackett, Lawrence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biological processes; Chemical composition; Chemical compounds; Chemical elements; Hydraulic fracturing; Microbes; Microorganisms; Water

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; GENE ENCODING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; RNA; SHALE; SILICA GEL; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPREHENSIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRIES; ENHANCED BIODEGRADATION; ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION; INTRINSIC BIODEGRADATION; MICROBES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIA;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SHALE;

EID: 84898856255     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000792     Document Type: Article

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