Kinetic study of naphthalene biodegradation in aerobic slurry phase microcosms for the optimisation of the process

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-231

  Bestetti, G ^a   Collina, Elena ^a   Di Gennaro, P ^a   Lasagni, M ^a   Pitea, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradation kinetics; Microcosms; Naphthalene; Pseudomonas; Slurry phase

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MICROCOSM; NAPHTHALENE; OPTIMIZATION; SLURRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 4344705632     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023917431586     Document Type: Article

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