Microbial activity in an acid resin deposit: Biodegradation potential and ecotoxicology in an extremely acidic hydrocarbon contamination

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 136-144

  Kloos, Karin ^a,b   Schloter, Michael ^b   Meyer, Ortwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Ecotoxicology; Mineral oil hydrocarbons; Natural attenuation; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS; RECYCLING; SOILS; TOXICITY;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; SOIL RESPIRATION;

RESIDUAL FUELS;

HYDROCARBON; RESIN;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; RESIN; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; SOIL RESPIRATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GERMANY; GLUCOSE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SOIL;

EID: 33748360093     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.022     Document Type: Article

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