Bacterial community composition and biogeochemical heterogeneity in PAH-contaminated riverbank sediments

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 225-239

  Johnston, Gloria P ^a   Leff, Laura G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial communities; PAH contamination; Riverbank sediments; T RFLPs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922073859     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-014-1005-2     Document Type: Article

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