Pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil bioremediation: Survival and efficacy of monoculture inoculants and enrichment of indigenous catabolic populations

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-88

  McBain, A D K ^a   Salkinoja Salonen, M S ^b   Senior, E ^c   du Plessis, C A ^d   Paterson, A ^a   Watson Craik, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Indigenous populations; Monoculture inoculants; Pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHENOLICUS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; MYCOBACTERIUM CHLOROPHENOLICUM; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 11144333541     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.1997.10635086     Document Type: Article

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