Soil microorganisms in soil cleanup: How can we improve our understanding?

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-40

  Holden, Patricia A ^a   Firestone, Mary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; IMPURITIES; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

SOIL CLEANUP; SOIL MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; SOIL MICROORGANISMS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031032188     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600010006x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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