Site-specific pre-evaluation of bioremediation technologies for chloroethene degradation

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1869-1880

  Patil, S S ^a,b   Adetutu, E M ^b   Sheppard, P J ^b   Morrison, P ^b   Menz, I R ^a   Ball, A S ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Biostimulation; Cell viability; Chlorinated compounds; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; DECHLORINATION; GENES; GROUNDWATER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTABLE WATER; RNA;

BIO-AUGMENTATION; BIOSTIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS; QUANTITATIVE PCR;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CARCINOGEN; CHLORINE; DECHLORINATION; FIELD METHOD; GENE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LABORATORY METHOD; SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEHALOCOCCOIDES;

EID: 84919918373     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0383-0     Document Type: Article

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