Evidence for in situ degradation of mono-and polyaromatic hydrocarbons in alluvial sediments based on microcosm experiments with 13C-labeled contaminants

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 739-748

  Morasch, B ^a   Hohener P ^b   Hunkeler, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Bioremediation; Intrinsic biodegradation potential; Natural attenuation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

INTRINSIC BIODEGRADATION POTENTIAL; NATURAL ATTENUATION; STABLE ISOTOPES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; SUBSTRATES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; CARBON; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; MONOAROMATIC HYDROCARBON; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BIODEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; PAH; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COKING INDUSTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPE LABELING; ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ACENAPHTHENES; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; COKE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NAPHTHALENES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 34250203931     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.01.029     Document Type: Article

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