Phytoremediation in the tropics-the effect of crude oil on the growth of tropical plants

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 177-184

  Merkl, Nicole ^a,b   Schultze Kraft, Rainer ^a   Infante, Carmen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brachiaria; Calopogonium; Centrosema; Forage species; Grasses; Legumes; Oil contamination; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Savannah

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; CALOPOGONIUM; CENTROSEMA; FORAGE SPECIES; GRASSES; LEGUMES; OIL CONTAMINATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; SAVANNAH;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE OIL; CULTIVATION; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM REFINING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

TROPICS;

EID: 11244258531     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860490887527     Document Type: Article

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