Bioremediation of oily hypersaline soil and water via potassium and magnesium amendment

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 837-844

  Al Mailem, D M ^a   Eliyas, M ^a   Radwan, S S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Haloarchaea; Halobacteria; Hydrocarbons; Osmoregulation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL; MAGNESIUM; OSMOREGULATION; POTASSIUM;

EID: 84890032371     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0698     Document Type: Article

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