Bioenhancement of soil microorganisms in natural surfactant solutions. II. Anaerobic

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 835-847

  Kommalapati, Raghava R ^a   Roy, Dipak ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Biodegradation; Bioenhancement; Natural Surfactant; Nutrients; Ritha; Sapindus mukorossi

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITION; BIOENHANCEMENT; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NATURAL SURFACTANT;

CELL CULTURE; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

HEXACHLOROBENZENE; NITROGEN; SURFACTANT;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; FRUIT; HYDROPHOBICITY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031105487     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529709376579     Document Type: Article

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