Natural bioremediation of aquifer material contaminated with gasoline-ethanol mixtures

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-26

  Corseuil, Henry X ^a   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Biodegradation; BTX; Ethanol; Intrinsic bioremediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001890074     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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