Effects of puccinellia distans and tall fescue on modification of c/n ratios and microbial activities in crude oil-contaminated soils

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 452-463

  Ezzatian, R ^a   Voussoughi, M ^b   Yaghmaei, S ^b   Abedi Koupai, J ^c   Borghei, M ^b   Ghafoori, S ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; CRUDE OIL; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; N CONTENT; PETROLEUM CONTAMINATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT SPECIES; ROOT EXUDATES; SHALLOW SOILS; TALL FESCUE; TOXIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGELS; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOIL POLLUTION;

SOILS;

EID: 67650136147     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460802097079     Document Type: Article

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