Biodegradation of anionic surfactants in the presence of organic contaminants

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 944-947

  Abd Allah, Aly M A ^a   Srorr, Tarek ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biodegradation and bioremediation; GLC; Hexadecane; Naphthalene; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; IMPURITIES; NAPHTHALENE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; HEXADECANE; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; HEXADECANE; HYDROCARBON; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; YEAST;

EID: 0032032869     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00223-6     Document Type: Article

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