Enhanced bioremediation of crude oil utilizing lipophilic fertilizers

Desalination

Volumn 211, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 286-295

  Nikolopoulou, M ^a   Pasadakis, N ^a   Kalogerakis, N ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioremediation agents; Biostimulation; Lipophlic nutrients; Oil spills

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FERTILIZERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUTRIENTS; OIL SPILLS;

BIOREMEDIATION AGENTS; BIOSTIMULATION; CRUDE OIL BIOREMEDIATION; LIPOPHILIC FERTILIZERS; LIPOPHILIC NUTRIENTS;

BIOREMEDIATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FERTILIZERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUTRIENTS; OIL SPILLS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; FERTILIZER; OIL SPILL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34248678194     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.02.095     Document Type: Article

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