Integrative approaches for assessing the ecological sustainability of in situ bioremediation

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 324-375

  Pandey, Janmejay ^a   Chauhan, Archana ^a   Jain, Rakesh K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Assessment of bioremediation efficiency; Bioavailability; Biotic abiotic interactions; Eco sustainability; In situ bioremediation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; GASOLINE; IRON; MANGANESE; NITROPHENOL; PETROLEUM; PHENOL; ZINC;

ARTHROBACTER; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; ECOSYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMOTAXIS; CULTURE MEDIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 60149096935     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00133.x     Document Type: Review

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