Isotopic evidence for biological controls on migration of petroleum hydrocarbons

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8 A, 1999, Pages 843-859

  Conrad, Mark E ^a   Templeton, Alexis S ^a   Daley, Paul F ^b   Alvarez Cohen, Lisa ^c  

^a Center for Isotope Geochemistry   (United States)

^b Environ Restoration Div L   (United States)

^c Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes, Radiocarbon; Intrinsic bioremediation, Petroleum hydrocarbons, Methanogenesis

Indexed keywords

AVIATION GAS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON (DIC); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); GASOLINE RANGE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS; GASOLINE; GEOCHEMISTRY; INORGANIC CARBON; ISOTOPE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; SOIL;

BIODEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPES;

HYDROCARBONS;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032869463     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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