Molecular Approaches for the Analysis of Natural Attenuation and Bioremediation

Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 25-36

  Kouzuma, A ^a   Watanabe, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Bioremediation; Biostimulation; Metagenomics; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904065070     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-088504-9.00375-5     Document Type: Chapter

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