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chloroethene

[‚klor·ō′eth‚ēn]
(organic chemistry)
vinyl chloride
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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History and ecology of chloroethene biodegradation: a review.
Contaminant source zones: remediation or perpetual stewardship?
For a more thorough discussion and review of chloroethene biodegradation, see Bradley (2003), Holliger (1995), Janssen et al.
Most reducing equivalents from the electron donor (glucose) were consumed in reductive dechlorination, probably due to the inhibition of other microbial processes by the high chloroethene concentrations.
Coupling aggressive mass removal with microbial reductive dechlorination for remediation of DNAPL source zones: a review and assessment
Archaea are also commonly reported as a part of microbial communities dechlorinating chloroethenes (Table 2).
Diversity and Niche of Archaea in Bioremediation
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