Characterising physicochemical sediment conditions at selected bacterial decayed wooden pile foundation sites in the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-125

  Huisman, D J ^b   Kretschmar, E I ^a   Lamersdorf, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Rijksdienst voor Archeologie Cultuurlandschap en Monumenten   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial wood decay; Nitrogen; Physical chemical characterisation; Wooden pile foundation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DECAY (ORGANIC); FOUNDATIONS; PILES; SEDIMENTS;

BACTERIAL WOOD DECAY; PHYSICAL CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; WOODEN PILE FOUNDATION;

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIUM; BIOEROSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INSTABILITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PILE; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; WOOD;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 37049015154     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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