Bioaugmentation and biostimulation as strategies for the bioremediation of a burned woodland soil contaminated by toxic hydrocarbons: A comparative study

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 121-131

  Andreolli, Marco ^a   Lampis, Silvia ^a   Brignoli, Pierlorenzo ^b   Vallini, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Eurovix SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Bioremediation; Biostimulation; Natural attenuation; Toxic hydrocarbons; Trichoderma sp.; Wildfire impacted forest soil

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; FIRES; FORESTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

BIO-AUGMENTATION; BIOSTIMULATION; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; FOREST SOILS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS; TOXIC HYDROCARBON; TRICHODERMA SP; TRICHODERMUM SP.; WILDFIRE-IMPACTED FOREST SOIL; WOODLAND SOILS;

BIOREMEDIATION;

HYDROCARBON; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AUTOCHTHON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BURNING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIELDWORK; HYDROCARBON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT BUDGET; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WOODLAND;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOCATALYST; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FOREST SOIL; FUNGAL STRAIN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SOIL BIOAUGMENTATION; SOIL BIOSTIMULATION; SOIL INOCULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FOREST; ITALY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEASON; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRICHODERMA;

ITALY;

TRICHODERMA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FORESTS; HYDROCARBONS; ITALY; SEASONS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 84922804877     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.02.007     Document Type: Article

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