Increased microbial catabolic activity in diesel contaminated soil following addition of earthworms (Dendrobaena veneta) and compost

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2970-2976

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catabolism; Compost; Diesel; Earthworm; Hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONTAMINATION; FULLERENES; HYDROCARBONS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TOLUENE;

CATABOLIC ACTIVITIES; CATABOLISM; COMBINED TREATMENTS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DIESEL; EARTHWORM; ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCIES; HEXADECANE; INCUBATION PERIODS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; UNITED STATES; WITH OR WITHOUT;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CATABOLISM; COMPOST; DIESEL; EARTHWORM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PAH; PHENANTHRENE; SOIL POLLUTION;

DENDROBAENA VENETA;

EID: 55349143151     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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