Effect of inoculant density, formulation, dispersion and soil nutrient amendment on the removal of carbofuran residues from contaminated soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1805-1811

  Duquenne, Philippe ^a   Parekh, Nisha R ^b   Catroux, Gerard ^a   Fournier, Jean Claude ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOFURAN; DEGRADATION; PESTICIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

EID: 0030357917     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00287-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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