Bioremediation: Working with bacteria

Elements

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 389-394

  Antizar Ladislao, Blanca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Contaminated wastes; Soil bacteria; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; SOIL BACTERIUM; SOIL BIOREMEDIATION;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79951799601     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.6.6.389     Document Type: Article

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