Bioremediation of crude oil-bearing soil: Evaluating the effect of rhamnolipid addition to soil toxicity and to crude oil biodegradation efficiency

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-188

  Millioli, V S ^a,b   Servulo, E L C ^a   Sobral, L G S ^b   De Carvalho, D D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIA MINERAL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioreactors; Biosurfactant; Dehydrogenase activity; Lactuca sativa; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958472216     PISSN: 11084006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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