The sorption characteristics of PAHs onto soils in the presence of synthetic and bio surfactant

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2006, Pages 143-149

  Chang, J H ^a   Qiang, Z ^b   Huang, C P ^c  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; PAHs; Soils; Sorption; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HYDROPHOBICITY; PAH; SOIL POLLUTION; SORPTION; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY;

EID: 36148953886     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/GEO060151     Document Type: Article

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