Bioremediation of contaminated lake sediments and evaluation of maturity indicies as indicators of compost stability

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-262

  Rekha, P ^a   Suman Raj, D S ^a   Aparna, C ^a   Hima Bindu, V ^a   Anjaneyulu, Y ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON; FERTILIZER; HYDROLASE; NITRATE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEINASE; TRACE ELEMENT; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON CYCLE; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAKE; MACRONUTRIENT; MOISTURE; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PH; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SAWDUST; SEDIMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 24944452757     PISSN: 16604601     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005020008     Document Type: Article

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