Inoculants and biodegradation of crude oil floating on marsh sediments

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-96

  Neralla, Srinivasan ^a   Weaver, Richard W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation products; Crude oil; Fertilization; Salt marsh soil; Temperature; Total petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION PRODUCTS; BIORETNEDTATION PRODUCTS; FERTILIZATION; MARSH SEDIMENTS; SALT MARSH SOIL; SALT MARSHES; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; TWO-PRODUCT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRUDE OIL; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; WETLANDS;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 0002630702     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889869709351320     Document Type: Article

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