Cocomposting of weathered hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 37-45

  Beaudin, N ^a   Caron, R F ^a   Legros, R ^a   Ramsay, J ^a   Ramsay, B ^a   Lawlor, L ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Imperial Oil Ltd Resources Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOST; EXPLOSIVE; PAH; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

ACER; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030480236     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.1996.10701828     Document Type: Article

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