Bioremediation of oil contaminated beach sediments using indigenous microorganisms in Singapore

Acta Biotechnologica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-233

  Mathew, M ^a   Obbard, J P ^a   Ting, Y P ^a   Gin, Y H ^a   Tan, H M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SINGAPORE; SOIL TREATMENT;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032848984     PISSN: 01384988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/abio.370190309     Document Type: Article

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