The use of Conocarpus lancifolius trees for the remediation of oil-contaminated soils

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 354-368

  Al Surrayai, T ^a   Yateem, A ^a   Al Kandari, R ^a   Al Sharrah, T ^a   Bin Haji, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Conocarpus lancifolius; Heavy metal; Hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms; Phytoremediation polyaromatic hydrocarbons; Total petroleum hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; AEROBIC CONDITION; BACTERIAL ISOLATES; CONOCARPUS LANCIFOLIUS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MIXTURE OF HYDROCARBONS; OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PLANT TISSUES; POLY AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

BIOREMEDIATION; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HEAVY METALS; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; RNA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONOCARPUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 70449387152     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380902772661     Document Type: Article

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