Assessment of methanotroph presence and activity in dilute vinyl chloride contaminated groundwater
The extensive use of tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) as cleaning solvents has resulted in widespread contamination of groundwater systems with vinyl chloride (VC). VC, a known human carcinogen, is primarily formed in groundwater via incomplete an...
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University of Iowa
2011
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2860 https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3230&context=etd |