Pilot scale bioremediation of Creosote-Contaminated soil-efficacy of enhanced natural attenuation and bioaugmentation strategies

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 139-154

  Juhasz, Albert L ^a,b   Waller, Natasha ^a,c   Lease, Chris ^a   Bentham, Richard ^a   Stewart, Richard ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Bioremediation; Enhanced natural attenuation; Fluoranthene; PAHs; Pyrene

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYRENE; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS;

BIO-AUGMENTATION; CATABOLIC ACTIVITY; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ENHANCED NATURAL ATTENUATIONS; FLUORANTHENE; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 84858181778     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860600572772     Document Type: Article

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