Feasibility studies on in-situ biological treatment of drilling muds at an abandoned site in Sicily

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 709-716

  McDonald, Jason A ^a   Portier, Ralph J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocarrier; Bioplugs; Drilling mud; Feasibility studies; In situ; Kinetic rate; Mesocosms; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DRILLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS;

DRILLING MUDS;

MUD LOGGING;

CADMIUM; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM;

BIOLOGICAL METHOD; BIOREMEDIATION; DRILLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; KINETICS; MUD;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; ITALY; LANDSCAPE; LEACHING; MESOCOSM; PIPELINE; REACTOR MONITORING; SOIL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0037797314     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.847     Document Type: Article

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