Evaluation of a bioslurry remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated sediments using chemical, mathematical and microscopic analysis

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 563-579

  El Gendy, Nour Sh ^a   Moustafa, Yasser M ^a   Barakat, Mohamed A K ^a   Deriase, Samiha F ^a  

^a EGYPTIAN PETROLEUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Microscopic examination; Oil pollution; Regression analysis; Soil slurry

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; GULF OF SUEZ; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; OIL POLLUTION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; POLLUTED SEDIMENTS; SOIL SLURRY;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS;

POLLUTION;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS GALLINARUM;

EID: 72049102156     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230902883994     Document Type: Article

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