Earthworm assisted bioremediation of organic contaminants

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1072-1081

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioavailability bioaccessibility; Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Earthworms; Organic contaminants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE OIL; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOILS;

BIOAVAILABILITY/BIOACCESSIBILITY; BIOREMEDIATION POTENTIALS; EARTHWORMS; OIL HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PHYSICAL ACTION; SOIL ENVIRONMENT;

IMPURITIES;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PETROLEUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; EARTHWORM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ABIOTIC STRESS; AERATION AND OXYGENATION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTIC STRESS; BIOTURBATION; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; EARTHWORM; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILITY; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL;

BINDING; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRUDE OIL; FERTILITY; HYDROCARBONS; IMPURITIES; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 50349100341     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.02.013     Document Type: Review

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