African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Bacterial and vermi-remediation of soil contaminated with chlorpyrifos insecticide

Nagla Abdelmoniem Mohamed Ahmed
  • Nagla Abdelmoniem Mohamed Ahmed
  • Soil and Water Resources Department, Environment and Natural Resources and Desertification Research Institute, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Sulieman Hammad Nasser Ali
  • Sulieman Hammad Nasser Ali
  • Soil and Environment Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Ahmed Mohammed Ali Hammad
  • Ahmed Mohammed Ali Hammad
  • Crop Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Abd Elaziz Sulieman Ahmed Ishag
  • Abd Elaziz Sulieman Ahmed Ishag
  • Crop Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Azhari Omer Abdelbagi
  • Azhari Omer Abdelbagi
  • Crop Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 02 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 10 December 2019
  •  Published: 31 January 2020

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