Petroleum contaminated soil in Oman: Evaluation of bioremediation treatment and potential for reuse in hot asphalt mix concrete

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 331-341

  Jamrah, Ahmad ^a   Al Futaisi, Ahmed ^a   Hassan, Hossam ^a   Al Oraimi, Salem ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Hot asphalt mix; Hydrocarbons; Petroleum contaminated soil; Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCARBONS; LEACHING; RECYCLING; TOXICITY;

HOT ASPHALT MIX CONCRETE; PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOIL;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

ASPHALT; CHROMIUM; CONCRETE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; LEAD; NICKEL; PETROLEUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHROMIUM; CONCRETE; HYDROCARBON; LEACHING; NICKEL; OIL POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; OMAN; RECYCLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; OMAN; PETROLEUM; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VANADIUM; ZINC;

EID: 33847737709     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9230-9     Document Type: Article

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