Influence of petroleum hydrocarbon contamination on microalgae and microbial activities in a long-term contaminated soil

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 439-445

  Megharaj, M ^a,b   Singleton, I ^b,c   McClure, N C ^d   Naidu, R ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CRC for Soil and Land Management   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; UREASE;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PETROLEUM; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; UREASE;

ALGAE;

EID: 0034113948     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449910058     Document Type: Article

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