Screening for chloroform/perchloroethylene-degrading bacterial candidates for bioaugmentation in anaerobic bioprocess and development of chloroform/perchloroethylene-induced toxicity bioassay.

• Main Author: Leng, Amanda Jun Theng.
• Other Authors: Sze Chun Chau
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52708
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Chlorinated organic compounds, such as chloroform (CF) and perchloroethylene (PCE), have negative impact on the environment and human health due to their carcinogenicity. In recent years, anaerobic wastewater treatment processes have garnered increasing interest, but the presence of chlorinated orga...