Assessment of bioremediation possibilities of technical grade hexachlorocyclohexane (tech-HCH) contaminated soils

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 349-353

  Bhatt, Praveena ^a   Kumar, M Suresh ^a   Chakrabarti, Tapan ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Hexachlorocyclohexane; BHC; HCH isomers; Lindane; t Hexachlorocyclohexane

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; INSECTICIDES; ISOMERS; MICROORGANISMS;

HCH ISOMERS; LINDANE; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; INSECTICIDES; ISOMERS; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIOREMEDIATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HCH; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; ISOMER; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; LINDANE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 34147185836     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.09.034     Document Type: Article

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