Petroleum Spill Control with Biological Means

Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 263-274

  Nikolopoulou, M ^a   Kalogerakis, N ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Bioremediation; Biostimulation; Chronic pollution; Fertilizers; Oil spills; Oleophilic; Slow release

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012850720     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-088504-9.00392-5     Document Type: Chapter

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