Degradation rates of aged petroleum hydrocarbons are likely to be mass transfer dependent in the field

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-107

  Björklöf, Katarina ^a   Salminen, Jani ^a   Sainio, Pirjo ^a   Jørgensen, Kirsten ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Degradation rate; In situ; Microbialactivity; Petroleum hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GAS EXCHANGE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; MODELING; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FINLAND; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; FINLAND; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 41149120970     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9148-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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