Effect of N and P fertilisation and aeration on biodegradation of crude oil in aged hydrocarbon contaminated soils

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 149-155

  Syafruddin, S ^a   Wieshammer, G ^a   Puschenreiter, M ^a   Langer, I ^a   Wieshammer Zivkovic, M ^a   Wenzel, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Contaminated soils; Crude oil; Fertiliser; Hydrocarbon; Incubation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951839020     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/146/2009-pse     Document Type: Article

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