Bioremediation of 6% [w/w] diesel-contaminated mainland soil in Singapore: Comparison of different biostimulation and bioaugmentation treatments

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-67

  Mathew, M ^a   Tan, L R ^a   Su, Q ^a   Yang, X ^a   Baxter, M ^b   Senior, E ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DIESEL FUELS; FERTILIZERS; MICROORGANISMS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTION; UREA;

BIOAUGMENTATION TREATMENTS; BIOSTIMULATION;

BIOREMEDIATION;

DIESEL FUEL; DIPOTASSIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; FERTILIZER; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; UREA;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; DIESEL FUELS; FERTILIZERS; MICROORGANISMS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTION; UREA;

BIOREMEDIATION; DIESEL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SINGAPORE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TREATMENT; STIMULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645462639     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200620119     Document Type: Article

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