Microbial reduction of sulfate injected to gas condensate plumes in cold groundwater

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 184-207

  Van Stempvoort, Dale R ^a   Armstrong, James ^b   Mayer, Bernhard ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b INTECSEA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial sulfate reduction; Bioremediation; Gas condensate; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BACTERIAL SULFATE REDUCTION; GAS CONDENSATE; NATURAL ATTENUATION;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BROMIDE; GROUND WATER; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GAS CONDENSATE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PLUME; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOREMEDIATION; CANADA; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GAS; KINETICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TABLE; WATER TREATMENT;

ALBERTA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PETROLEUM; SULFATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34250899185     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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