An assessment of the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soil using non-indigenous, commercial microbes

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 182, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 349-356

  Mohammed, Danelle ^a   Ramsubhag, Adesh ^a   Beckles, Denise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Contaminated soil non indigenous microorganisms; Petroleum tropical environments

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROCARBONS; SOIL SURVEYS;

CONTAMINATED SOIL NON-INDIGENOUS MICROORGANISMS; INDIGENOUS MICROORGANISMS; PETROLEUM TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

OIL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL SURVEYS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 34248327851     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9346-8     Document Type: Article

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