Comparison of Trees and Grasses for Rhizoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 844-860

  Cook, Rachel L ^a   Hesterberg, Dean ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioremediation; microbes; organic pollutants; phytoremediation; rhizosphere; roots

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TREE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES;

EID: 84874598499     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.760518     Document Type: Article

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