Assessment of bioavailability limitations during slurry biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in aged soils

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2853-2860

  Huesemann, Michael H ^a   Hausmann, Tom S ^a   Fortman, Tim J ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Hydrocarbon biodegradation; Mass transfer rate limitation; Microbial factors; Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DESORPTION; MASS TRANSFER; METABOLISM; SLURRIES; SOILS; SUBSTRATES;

BIOAVAILABILITY;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOAVAILABILITY; HYDROCARBON; PAH; PETROLEUM; SLURRY; SOIL POLLUTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; DESORPTION; MEASUREMENT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ALKANES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; KINETICS; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0345305725     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-611     Document Type: Article

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