Combined nano-biotechnology for in-situ remediation of mixed contamination of groundwater by hexavalent chromium and chlorinated solvents

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 563-564, Issue , 2016, Pages 822-834

  Němeček, Jan ^a,b   Pokorný, Petr ^a   Lhotský, Ondřej ^c,d   Knytl, Vladislav ^c   Najmanová, Petra ^c   Steinová, Jana ^b   Černík, Miroslav ^b   Filipová, Alena ^d,e   Filip, Jan ^f   Cajthaml, Tomáš ^d,e  

^a ENACON sro   (Czech Republic)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^c DEKONTA as   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^e INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^f PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bioreduction; Chlorinated solvents; Co mingled plume; Dechlorination; Hexavalent chromium; Indigenous microorganisms; NZVI; PLFA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DECHLORINATION; GROUNDWATER; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

BIO REDUCTIONS; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; CO-MINGLED PLUMES; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; NZVI; PLFA;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM; ETHYLENE; GROUND WATER; IRON NANOPARTICLE; SOLVENT; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMIUM; DECHLORINATION; FATTY ACID; FIXATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BVCA GENE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; DEPLETION; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOFIXATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VCRA GENE; WATER CONTAMINATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; HALOGENATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; HALOGENATION; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLVENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84956626643     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.019     Document Type: Article

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