Physical and chemical factors affecting microbial biomass and activity in contaminated subsurface riverine sediments

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 397-403

  Mosher, Jennifer J ^a,b   Findlay, Robert H ^b   Johnston, Carl G ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic sediments; Metals; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; PAH

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; HYDROCARBONS; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ANAEROBIC SEDIMENTS; LINEAR REGRESSION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; POLLUTANTS; SUBSURFACE RIVERINE SEDIMENTS; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

BIOMASS;

FRESH WATER; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPOPHILICITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROFLORA; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER CONTENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; FRESH WATER; FUNGI; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OHIO; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

MAHONING RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746659470     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W05-144     Document Type: Article

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