Bioremediation assessment of a BTEX-contaminated soil

Acta Biotechnologica

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-36

  Margesin, R ^a   Walder, G ^a   Schinner, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOACETIC ACID; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; FERTILIZER; FLUORESCEIN; ORTHO XYLENE; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BTEX; CONTAMINATED LAND; SOIL POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; NUTRIENT; REVIEW; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037278294     PISSN: 01384988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/abio.200390004     Document Type: Review

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