Effect of non-aqueous drilling fluid and its synthetic base oil on soil health as indicated by its dehydrogenase activity

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-28

  Wakadikar, Kanchan ^a   Sil, Avik ^a   Kolekar, Niranjan ^a   Tandon, Shalini ^a   Kumar, Rakesh ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Base oil; Dehydrogenase activity; NADF; Soil health; Soil microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BASE OIL; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; NADF; SOIL HEALTH; SOIL MICROORGANISMS;

DRILLING FLUIDS; HEALTH; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; SOILS; WATER WELLS;

WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NATURAL GAS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OIL; OIL SPILL; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE; WELL;

EID: 80051671530     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0812-z     Document Type: Article

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