Bioremediation of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A review of the microbial degradation of benzo[a]pyrene

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 57-88

  Juhasz, Albert L ^a   Naidu, Ravendra ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CARCINOGENS; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUNGI; METABOLISM; TOXICITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH);

BIODEGRADATION;

BENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION;

AIR; ALGA; BACTERIUM; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL TREATMENT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0033884282     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(00)00052-4     Document Type: Review

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