Removal of crude petroleum hydrocarbons by heterotrophic bacteria in soils amended with nitrogenous fertilizer plant effluents

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1529-1535

  Adoki, A ^a   Orugbani, T ^b  

^a Shell Petroleum Development Company   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amendment; Bacteria; Effluents; Fertilizer; Heterotrophic; Petroleum; Removal

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; KEROSENE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREVIBACTERIACEAE; CITROBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CROP; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ENTEROBACTER; FUNGUS; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL STRUCTURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ACINETOBACTER; ACTINOMYCES; CITROBACTER; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTER; FUNGI; MICROCOCCUS; PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 34447568530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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