Trinitrotoluene removal in a soil slurry and soil box systems by an oil-degrading mixed bacterial culture

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1075-1081

  Popesku, Jason T ^a   Singh, Ajay ^a   El Alawi, Yousef ^a   Ward, Owen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

2,4,6 trinitrotoluene; Mixed culture; Oil degrading bacteria; Soil; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; MIXED CULTURE; OIL-DEGRADING BACTERIA; TNT REMOVAL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; IMPURITIES; SLURRIES; SOILS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 33749506425     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-5452-1     Document Type: Article

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