Bioremediation of engine-oil polluted soil by Pleurotus tuber-regium Singer, a Nigerian white-rot fungus

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 055-058

  Adenipekun, Clementina Oyinkansola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Engine oil polluted soil; Heavy metals; Nutrient contents; White rot fungi

Indexed keywords

OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; INCUBATION TIME; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PLEUROTUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; WHITE ROT FUNGUS;

FUNGI; PLEUROTUS TUBERREGIUM;

EID: 38349000709     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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