Bioremediation of soils contaminated with Nigerian petroleum products using composted municipal wastes

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-241

  Adekunle, Iheoma Mary ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Compost technology; Environment; Petroleum; Soil remediation

Indexed keywords

COMBINED EFFECT; COMPOSTED WASTE; DATA BANK; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENGINE OIL; ENVIRONMENT; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH PERIOD; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); MUNICIPAL WASTE; NIGERIANS; ORGANIC WASTES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEED GERMINATION; SOIL PH; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

ACETONE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPOSTING; CRUDE OIL; CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 84855821112     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889868.2011.624137     Document Type: Article

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