Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) bioremediation studies

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-221

  Zanardini, E ^a   Pisoni, C ^a   Ranalli, G ^b   Zucchi, M ^a   Sorlini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Bioremediation; Biostimulation; Cometabolism; Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE); Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344107071     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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