Evaluation and decontamination of crude Oil-Polluted Soils using centrosema pubescen benth and Amendment-support Options

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 373-382

  Nwaichi, Eucharia O ^a   Osuji, Leo C ^a   Onyeike, Eugene N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amendments; Growthperformance; Hydrocarbons; Phytoremediation; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGUME; MANURE; METABOLISM; NIGERIA; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FABACEAE; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MANURE; NIGERIA; PETROLEUM; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

CENTROSEMA;

EID: 79951795860     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2010.495144     Document Type: Article

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