Bioremediation of oily sea water by bacteria immobilized in biofilms coating macroalgae

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-59

  Radwan, S S ^a   Al Hasan, R H ^a   Salamah, S ^a   Al Dabbous, S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Bioremediation; Immobilization; Macroalgae; Marine ecosystem; Oil pollution

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; SEAWATER;

OILY SEA WATER;

BIOREMEDIATION;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CARBON; DECANE; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROALGA; OIL POLLUTION;

ACINETOBACTER; ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; ENERGY; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SAMPLING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACINETOBACTER; ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036349693     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(02)00067-7     Document Type: Article

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