Influence of liquid water and soil temperature on petroleum hydrocarbon toxicity in antarctic soil

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1409-1415

  Schafer, Alexis N ^a   Snape, Ian ^b   Siciliano, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Diesel contamination; Nitrification; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; BACTERIAL BIOMASS; BASAL RESPIRATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIESEL CONTAMINATION; ECOTOXICITY DATA; FUEL SPILLS; LIQUID WATER; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; LOW TEMPERATURES; METABOLIC QUOTIENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES; SENSITIVE INDICATOR; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES; SUBSTRATE-INDUCED RESPIRATIONS;

BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUIDS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; SOILS; THAWING; TOXICITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

DIESEL FUEL; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PETROLEUM; WATER;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; FREEZING; HYDROCARBON; LIQUID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RESPIRATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TEST; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FREEZE THAWING; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPILLAGE; SUBSTRATE INDUCED RESPIRATION; THAWING; WATER CONTENT; WATER TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; COLD; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANTARCTICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BIOMASS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PETROLEUM; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER;

EID: 69249206795     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-434.1     Document Type: Article

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