Fractionated extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from polluted soils: Estimation of the PAH fraction degradable through bioremediation

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 567-578

  Thiele Bruhn, S ^a,b   Brummer G W ^a  

^a Institute of Soil Science   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACTANT; TESTING METHOD;

VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 4344668722     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2004.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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