Biodegradation of diesel fuel by an Azolla-derived bacterial consortium

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1593-1606

  Cohen, Michael F ^a   Williams, Jolene ^b   Yamasaki, Hideo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Environmental Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Azolla plants; Bioremediation; BTEX; Diesel contaminated soil

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; DIESEL FUELS; FLUORESCENCE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

FUEL-CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; DIESEL FUEL; ETHYLBENZENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; AZOLLA PINNATA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FERN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT STRESS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WILTING;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FERNS; GASOLINE; JAPAN; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; AZOLLA PINNATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILICOPHYTA; PISTIA STRATIOTES; SALVINIA; SALVINIA MOLESTA; STRATIOTES;

EID: 0036401881     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120015423     Document Type: Article

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