Studies on the effect of inoculation of activated sludge with bacteria actively degrading hydrocarbons on the biodegradation of petroleum products

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-292

  Bieszkiewicz, Ewa ^a   Boszczyk Maleszak, Hanka ^a   Włodarczyk, Anna ^a   Horoch, Maciej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MINERAL; OIL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROCOCCUS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTHROBACTER; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROCOCCUS; PETROLEUM; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS;

EID: 0036396088     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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