Kinetics of biodegradation of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-365

  Lotfabad, S K ^a   Gray, Murray R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSENE; CREOSOTE; FLUORANTHENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; MODEL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHRYSENES; CREOSOTE; FLUORENES; KINETICS; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PYRENES; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0037210462     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1104-7     Document Type: Article

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