Ex situ bioremediation of contaminated soils: An overview of conventional and innovative technologies

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 2107-2139

  Concetta Tomei, M ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^b  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composting; Ex situ technologies; Landfarming; Slurry bioreactors; Soil bioremediation; Two phase partitioning bioreactors

Indexed keywords

EX SITU; LAND-FARMING; SLURRY BIOREACTORS; SOIL BIOREMEDIATION; TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR;

BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPOSTING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; BIOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION;

BIOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

DIESEL FUEL; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSTING; PARTITIONING; SLURRY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONTAMINATED LAND; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INNOVATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EX SITU TECHNOLOGIES; LAND USE; LANDFARMING; LANDFILL; POLLUTION CONTROL; REVIEW; SLURRY BIOREACTOR; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTIFICIAL SOIL; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON SOURCE; CELL METABOLISM; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUNGAL BIOMASS; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICROENCAPSULATION; MINERALIZATION; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE AREA; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84887868705     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2012.672056     Document Type: Review

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