Electro-bioremediation of contaminated sediment by electrode enhanced capping

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-161

  Yan, Fei ^a   Reible, Danny ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Capping; Electrochemistry; PAHs; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ANTHRACENE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; REDOX REACTIONS; SEDIMENTS;

CAPPING; CAPPING TECHNIQUE; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; ELECTRO-BIOREMEDIATION; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; NATURAL DEGRADATION; PHENANTHRENE CONCENTRATION; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT REMEDIATION;

BIOREMEDIATION;

PHENANTHRENE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ELECTRODES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; PHENANTHRENES; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84939972653     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.03.023     Document Type: Article

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