Removal of chlorinated organic compounds during wastewater treatment: Achievements and limits

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 6233-6242

  Krzmarzick, Mark J ^a   Novak, Paige J ^b  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dechlorination; Organohalide respiration; Trace chlorinated compounds; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DECHLORINATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS; CHLORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; DICLOFENAC; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ORGANOHALIDE RESPIRATION; RESEARCH EFFORTS;

CONTAMINATION;

4 HYDROXYCHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUND; CLOMAZONE; DICLOFENAC; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TERBUTYLAZINE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DECHLORINATION; DRUG; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTHROBACTER; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ENTEROBACTER; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; RHODOCOCCUS; SHORT SURVEY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84903607682     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5800-x     Document Type: Short Survey

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