Microbiological characteristics of pristine and contaminated deep vadose sediments from an arid region

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 95-107

  Fredrickson, J K ^a   Brockman, F J ^a   Bjornstad, B N ^a   Long, P E ^a   Li, S W ^a   Mc Kinley, J P ^a   Wright, J V ^a   Conca, J L ^b   Kieft, T L ^c   Balkwill, D L ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterotrophic bacteria; Hydraulic conductivity; Paleosol; Recharge; Survival; Unsaturated flow; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; VADOSE SEDIMENT;

USA, WASHINGTON, COLUMBIA RIVER, HANFORD SITE;

EID: 0027707320     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490459309377938     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Balkwill, D. L. 1989. Numbers, diversity, and morphological characteristics of aerobic, chemo- heterotrophic bacteria in deep subsurface sediments from a site in South Carolina. Geomicrobiol. J. 7:33-52.
2. Balkwill, D. L., and W. C. Ghiorse. 1985. Characterization of subsurface bacteria associated with two shallow aquifers in Oklahoma. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 50:580-588.
3. Balkwill, D. L., J. K. Fredrickson, and J. M. Thomas. 1989. Vertical and horizontal variations in the physiological diversity of the aerobic chemoheterotrophic bacterial microflora in deep Southeast Coastal Plain subsurface sediments. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 55:1058-1065.
4. Beeman, R. E., and J. M. Suflita. 1989. Evaluation of deep subsurface sampling procedures using serendipitous microbial contaminants as tracer organisms. Geomicrobiol. J. 7:223-233.
5. Bjomstad, B. N., K. R. Fecht, and A. M. Tallman. 1991. Quaternary stratigraphy of the Pasco Basin, south-central Washington. Quaternary Nonglacial Geology: Coterminous U.S., pp. 228-238. Boulder, CO: Geological Society of America.
6. Bolton, H. J., J. L. Smith, and R. E. Wildung. 1990. Nitrogen mineralization potentials of shrub- steppe soils with different disturbance histories. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 54:887-891.
7. Brockman, F. J., T. L. Kieft, J. K. Fredrickson, B. N. Bjomstad, S. W. Li, W. Spangenburg, and P. E. Long. 1992. Microbiology of vadose zone paleosols in southcentral Washington State. Microb. Ecol. 23:279-301.
8. Chapelle, F. H., and D. R. Lovley. 1990. Rates of microbial metabolism in deep coastal plain aquifers. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56:1865-1874.
9. Colwell, F. S. 1989. Microbiological comparison of surface soil and unsaturated subsurface soil from a semiarid high desert. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 55:2420-2423.
10. Conca, J. L., and J. Wright. 1992. Diffusion and flow in gravel, soil, and whole rock. Appl. Hydrogeol. 1:5-24.
11. Fredrickson, J. K., D. L. Balkwill, J. M. Zachara, S. W. Li, F. J. Brockman, and M. A. Simmons. 1991. Physiological diversity and distributions of heterotrophic bacteria in deep cretaceous sediments of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57:402-411.
12. Gardner, W. H. 1986. Water content. In Methods of soil analysis. Part 1—Physical and mineralogi- cal methods, ed. A. Klute, pp. 493-544. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy.
13. Gee, G. W., M. J. Fayer, M. L. Rockhold, and M. D. Campbell. 1992. Variations in recharge at the Hanford Site. Northwest Sci. 66:237-250.
14. Khlebnikova, G. M., and D. A. Gilichinskii. 1990. Quantitative evaluation of microorganisms in permafrost deposits and buried soils. Microbiology 59:105-112.
15. Kieft, T. L., P. S. Amy, F. J. Brockman, J. K. Fredrickson, Bruce N. Bjomstad, and L. L. Rosacker. 1993. Microbial abundance and activities in relation to water potential in the vadose zones of arid and semiarid sites. Microb. Ecol. 26:59-78.
16. Last, G. V., R. J. Lenhard, B. N. Bjomstad, J. C. Evans, K. R. Roberson, F. A. Spane, J. E. Amonette, and M. L. Rockhold. 1991. Characteristics of the volatile organic compounds-arid integrated demonstration site. Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington. Report No. PNL-7866.
17. Miller, R. N., C. C. Vogel, and R. E. Hinchee. 1991. A field-scale investigation of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation in the vadose zone enhanced by soil venting at Tyndall, AFB, Florida. In In situ bioreclamation, eds. R. Hinchee and R. F. Olfenbuttel, pp. 283-302. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.
18. Murphy, E. M., J. A. Schramke, J. K. Fredrickson, H. W. Bledsoe, A. J. Francis, D. S. Sklarew, and J. C. Linehan. 1992. The influence of microbial activity and sedimentary organic carbon on the isotope geochemistry of the Middendorf aquifer. Water Resource Res. 8:723-740.
19. Nilsson, M., and I. Renberg. 1990. Viable endospores of Thermoactinomyces vulgaris in lake sediments as indicators of agricultural history. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56:2025-2028.
20. Norton, C. F., T. J. McGenity, and W. D. Grant. 1993. Archaeal halophiles (halobacteria) from two British salt mines. J. Gen. Microbiol. 139:1077-1081.
21. Papendick, R. I., and G. S. Campbell. 1981. Theory and measurement of water potential. In Water potential relations in soil microbiology, eds. J. F. Parr, L. F. Elliott, and R. I. Papendick, pp. 1-22. Madison, WI: Soil Science Society of America.
22. Pedersen, K., and S. Ekendahl. 1990. Distribution and activity of bacteria in deep granitic groundwaters of southeastern Sweden. Microb. Ecol. 20:37-52.
23. Phelps, T. J., E. G. Raione, D. C. White, and C. B. Fliermans. 1989. Microbial activities in deep subsurface environments. Geomicrobiol. J. 7:79-91.
24. Retallack, G. J. 1991. Untangling the effects of burial alteration and ancient soil formation. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet Sci. 19:183-206.
25. Russell, B. F., T. J. Phelps, W. T. Griffin, and K. A. Sargent. 1992. Procedures for sampling deep subsurface microbial communities in unconsolidated sediments. Ground Water Monitor. Rev. 12:96-104.
26. Sneath, P. H. A. 1962. Longevity of micro-organisms. Nature 195:643-646.
27. Stevens, T. O., J. P. McKinley, and J. K. Fredrickson. 1993. Bacteria associated with deep, alkaline, anaerobic groundwaters in southeast Washington. Microb. Ecol. 25:35-50.
28. Wong, P. T. W., and D. M. Griffins. 1976. Bacterial movement at high matric potentials 1. In artificial and natural soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 8:215-218.