Enhanced biodegradation of hydrocarbons in the rhizosphere of plant species in semi-arid regions

Asian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 2357-2368

  Shirdam, Ravanbakhsh ^a   Zand, Ali Daryabeigi ^a   Nabibidhendi, Gholamreza ^a   Mehrdadi, Nasser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Petroleum hydrocarbons; Phytoremediation; Plant; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249092795     PISSN: 09707077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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