Soil heating and optimized nutrient addition for accelerating bioremediation in cold climates

Polar Record

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-31

  Schiewer, Silke ^a   Niemeyer, Thomas ^b  

^a University of Alaska   (United States)

^b QDS Environmental Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; HEATING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144474646     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: 14753057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247405004833     Document Type: Article

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