Weathering processes only partially limit the potential for bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 896-900

  Gallego, José R ^a   Sierra, Carlos ^a   Villa, Ramón ^a   Peláez, Ana I ^a   Sánchez, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL AROMATICS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; FERTILISERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOPANES; ISOPRENOIDS; LAND-FARMING; LINEAR ALKANES; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PERIODIC SAMPLING; QUALITATIVE STUDY; SLOW RELEASE; STERANES; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; WEATHERING PROCESS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRUDE OIL; FERTILIZERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGY; NAPHTHALENE; OIL SPILLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SOILS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WEATHERING;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OIL SPILL; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACTANT; WEATHERING;

EID: 77956187303     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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