Long-term explosive contamination in soil: Effects on soil microbial community and bioremediation

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-77

  Meyers, Susan K ^a   Deng, Shiping ^b   Basta, Nick T ^c   Clarkson, William W ^d   Wilber, Gregory G ^e  

^a Benham Companies Inc   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenase activity; Explosive contamination; Microbial biomass microbial activity and community structure

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYMES; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MICROORGANISMS; NITRATES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); TOLUENE; WATER QUALITY;

DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WATER LEACHATES;

SOILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845748665     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380601077859     Document Type: Article

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