Bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil: microbiological methods for feasibility assessment and field evaluation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-164

  Balba, M T ^a   Al Awadhi, N ^a   Al Daher, R ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Feasibility assessment; Petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; GROUND WATER; OIL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 0031832685     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00020-7     Document Type: Article

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