Bio-remediation of pendimethalin contaminated soil by bio-slurry phase reactor: Bio-augmenting with ETP micro-flora

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-387

  Rama Krishna, M ^a   Shailaja, S ^a   Sirisha, K ^a   Venkata Mohan, S ^a   Sarma, P N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bio augmentation; Bio remediation; Bio slurry phase reactor; Mixed micro flora; Pendimethalin; Sequencing batch mode operation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OXYGEN; SLURRIES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIO-SLURRY PHASE REACTOR; BIOAUGMENTATION; MIXED MICRO-FLORA; PENDIMETHALIN; SEQUENCING BATCH MODE OPERATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ETHIONAMIDE; PENDIMETHALIN;

BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; HERBICIDE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLORA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; REACTOR; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 33748459387     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2006.010579     Document Type: Article

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