Bioremediation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes-contaminated soil: A biopile pilot experiment

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1694-1702

  Genovese, M ^a   Denaro, R ^a   Cappello, S ^a   Di Marco, G ^b   La Spada, G ^a   Giuliano, L ^a   Genovese, L ^a   Yakimov, M M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Biopile; Bioremediation; BTEX; Hydrocarbon degrading bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; ETHYLBENZENE; NUTRIENTS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BENZENE TOLUENE ETHYLBENZENE XYLENES; BIO-AUGMENTATION; BIOPILES; CONTAMINATED AREAS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; HYDROCARBON ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON DEGRADING BACTERIA; PILOT EXPERIMENT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS;

BIOREMEDIATION;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; PRISTANE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BTEX; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL POLLUTION; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESPIRATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HUMIDITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PH; PILOT STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE;

ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS SP.; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 54049146297     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03897.x     Document Type: Article

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