Nanoscale zero-valent iron application for in situ reduction of hexavalent chromium and its effects on indigenous microorganism populations

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 485-486, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 739-747

  Němeček, Jan ^a   Lhotský, Ondřej ^b   Cajthaml, Tomáš ^c  

^a ENACON sro   (Czech Republic)

^b DEKONTA as   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Indigenous microorganisms; NZVI; Phospholipids fatty acid analysis; PLFA; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; FATTY ACIDS; GROUNDWATER; IRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMEDIATION; SOIL SURVEYS; TOXICITY;

GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; NZVI; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS FATTY ACIDS; PLFA; PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

TESTING;

CHROMIUM; FATTY ACID; GROUND WATER; IRON;

CHROMIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FATTY ACID; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHREATIC ZONE; REMEDIATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOXICITY TEST;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOTA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ECOTOXICITY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHROPHILIC BACTERIUM; REDUCTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; INDIGENOUS MICROORGANISMS; NZVI; PHOSPHOLIPIDS FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; PLFA; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84900540819     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.105     Document Type: Article

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