Bioremediation of crude oil pollution in the Kuwaiti desert: The role of adherent microorganisms

Environment International

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 823-834

  Obuekwe, C O ^a   Al Zarban, S S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; MICROORGANISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

INERT MATERIALS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM; POLYSTYRENE;

BIOREMEDIATION; MICROORGANISM; OIL SPILL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DESERT; KUWAIT; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 0032211196     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(98)00074-9     Document Type: Article

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