Enhanced biodegradation of oil products by some microbial isolate supplemented with heavy metals

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-448

  Sarma, Aniruddha ^a   Sarma, Hemen ^b  

^a Pandu College   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial consortium; Crude oil; Heavy metals; Oil sludge reducing bacteria; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Soil contamination; Soil ecosystem

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655147232     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2010.441.448     Document Type: Article

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