Identification of the key factors affecting composting of a weathered hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

Biodegradation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-133

  Beaudin, N ^a   Caron, R F ^a   Legros, R ^a   Ramsay, J ^a   Ramsay, B ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Composting; Petroleum; Soil; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTERS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; CALCITE; HYDROCARBONS; LUBRICATING GREASES; MINERAL OILS; PHOSPHATES; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VEGETATION; WEATHERING;

COMPOSTING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; MINERAL OIL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; FRACTIONATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032765574     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008365832031     Document Type: Article

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