Effects of creosote compounds on the aerobic bio-degradation of benzene

Biodegradation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-201

  Dyreborg, Søren ^a   Arvin, Erik ^a   Broholm, Kim ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aerobic degradation; benzene; creosote; factorial design; heterocyclic compounds; inhibition; interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030174255     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00058179     Document Type: Article

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