The co-application of earthworms (Dendrobaena veneta) and compost to increase hydrocarbon losses from diesel contaminated soils

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1016-1022

  Hickman, Zachary A ^a   Reid, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Compost; Diesel; Earthworms; Hydrocarbon; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

DIESEL; DIESEL-CONTAMINATED SOIL; EARTHWORMS; HYDROCARBON ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON LOSS; INCUBATION PERIODS; MINERALISATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

COMPOSTING;

DIESEL FUEL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CATABOLISM; COMPOST; EARTHWORM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SYNERGISM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CATABOLISM; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDROBAENA VENETA; EARTHWORM; INCUBATION TIME; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DENDROBAENA VENETA;

EID: 50349096573     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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