Enhanced microbial removal of pyrene in soils in the presence of earthworms

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 617-630

  Sun, Hongwen ^a   Li, Jieming ^a   Wang, Cuiping ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Wang, Yingying ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Earthworm; PAHs

Indexed keywords

AGED SOIL; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTACT TIME; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL REMOVAL; PAHS; PYRENE REMOVAL; SOIL MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; SOIL PROPERTY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; DESORPTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PYRENE; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 80054832036     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2011.594106     Document Type: Article

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