Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in an aged coal-tar-contaminated soil using different in-vessel composting approaches

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1583-1588

  Antizar Ladislao, Blanca ^a   Lopez Real, Joe ^a   Beck, Angus James ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Coal tar; Composting; PAH; Soil

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FRESH GREEN WASTE COMPOST (FGWC); TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TEMPERATURE TREATMENTS;

BIOREMEDIATION; COAL TAR; COMPOSTING; LAND FILL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

COAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TAR;

BIOREMEDIATION; COAL TAR; COMPOSTING; LAND FILL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOREMEDIATION; COAL TAR; COMPOSTING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; PAH; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSTING; LANDFILL; SOIL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOREACTORS; COAL TAR; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748916070     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.04.056     Document Type: Article

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