The use of microorganisms in environmental remediation

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-143

  Iranzo, M ^a   Sainz Pardo, I ^a   Boluda, R ^a,b   Sanchez J ^a,b   Mormeneo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioremediation technologies; Microbial evolution; Microcosm studies; Pollution control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039438051     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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