Artificial neural network modelling of microbial acclimation periods in soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons

Canadian Agricultural Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-130

  Suchorski Tremblay, A M ^a   Kok, R ^b  

^a Res and Technology Transfer Section   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTAMINATION; DIESEL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; USER INTERFACES;

MICROBIAL ACCLIMATION; USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE;

SOILS;

EID: 0031126183     PISSN: 0045432X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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