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Filtering by: Creator Payne, Loretta M. Advisor Semprini, Lewis Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Honors College

Anaerobic Dehalogenation of Trichloroethene by Encapsulated Dehalococcoides mccartyi

Creator:

Lukens, Eileen P.

Abstract:

Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) like trichloroethene (TCE) were mostly used to replace drying cleaning fluids which contained hydrocarbons like benzene, and were highly flammable. Through improper disposal, storage, and spills, TCE and its downstream products, like cis-dichloroethene (cDCE) and vinyl chloride (VC), leached into groundwater and threaten human and environmental...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis