Screening of Australian native grasses for rhizoremediation of aliphatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 378-389

  Gaskin, Sharyn ^a   Soole, Kathleen ^b   Bentham, Richard ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Germination; Mine site rehabilitation; Native grass; Phytoremediation; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AUSTRALIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROCARBONS, ACYCLIC; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BRACHIARIA; CYMBOPOGON; MICROLAENA STIPOIDES; POACEAE; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 48249097822     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510802100465     Document Type: Article

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