Biodegradation and microbial diversity within permeable pavements

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 495-498

  Coupe, Stephen J ^a   Smith, Humphrey G ^a   Newman, Alan P ^a   Puehmeier, Tim ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Inoculum of soil micro organisms; Mesocosm; Permeable Pavements; Protozoa; Substrates

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; COLPODA; FUNGI; HETEROMITA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0842280660     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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