A feasibility study on seeding as a bioremediation practice for the oily Kuwaiti desert

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-358

  Radwan, S S ^a   Sorkhoh, N A ^a   El Nemr, I M ^a   El Desouky, A F ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROCARBONS; OIL SPILLS;

ARTHROBACTER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL COMPETITION;

STRAIN;

HYDROCARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DESERT; HYDROCARBON; OIL SPILL; SEEDING;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; DESERT; KUWAIT; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

KUWAIT;

ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030870607     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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