Bioremediation of HCH-contaminated soil: Elimination of inhibitory effects of the insecticide on radish and green gram seed germination

Chemosphere

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 803-811

  Bidlan, Rajkumar ^a   Afsar, Mohammed ^a   Manonmani, H K ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Microbial consortium; Viability; Vigour index

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; GROWTH KINETICS; REDUCTION; SEED;

GERMINATION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; TOXIC EFFECTS;

SOILS;

AMYLASE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; INSECTICIDE; PROTEINASE;

BIOREMEDIATION; GERMINATION; INSECTICIDE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; GREEN GRAM; PLANT; PLANT SEED; RADISH; SOIL POLLUTION;

RAPHANUS SATIVUS; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 3042757419     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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