Preliminary test of phytoremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil using paspalum vaginatum sw

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-42

  Sanusi, Salmi Nur Ain ^a   Abdullah, Siti Rozaimah Sheikh ^a   Idris, Mushrifah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diesel; Paspalum vaginatum sw; Petroleum hydrocarbon; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856639283     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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