Bioremediation: Developments, current practices and perspectives

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Journal

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Shukla, Keshav Prasad ^a   Singh, Nand Kumar ^a   Sharma, Shivesh ^a  

^a MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Phytoremediation; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons; Rhizoremediation

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; HERBICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOPILING; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; BIOVENTING; COMPOSTING; HEAVY METAL POISONING; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PHYTODEGRADATION; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PHYTOSTABILIZATION; PHYTOTRANSFORMATION; PHYTOVOLATILIZATION; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; REVIEW; RHIZOFILTRATION; RHIZOREMEDIATION; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 79952147448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21503516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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