Site-specific limitations of using urea as a nitrogen source in biodegradation of petroleum wastes in soil

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 497-505

  Jin, Song ^a   Fallgren, Paul H ^a  

^a WESTERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Nitrogen amendments; Petroleum biodegradation; Urea

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; SOILS; WASTES;

NITROGEN AMENDMENTS; PETROLEUM BIODEGRADATION;

UREA;

EID: 34547883471     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380701490200     Document Type: Article

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