Ranking agro-technical methods and environmental parameters in the biodegradation of petroleum-contaminated soils in Nigeria

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Kogbara, Reginald B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bioremediation methods; Performance index; Phytoremediation; Total hydrocarbon content

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; NUTRIENTS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS;

PERFORMANCE INDEX; PHYTOREMEDIATION; TOTAL HYDROCARBON CONTENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 38349109994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol11-issue1-fulltext-4     Document Type: Article

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