Bioremediation at a global scale: from the test tube to planet Earth

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 618-625

  de Lorenzo, Víctor ^a   Marlière, Philippe ^b   Solé, Ricard ^c,d  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Parc Scientifique de Luminy   (France)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON FIXATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LAND USE; NATURAL DISASTER; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84983371833     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12399     Document Type: Article

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