An investigation of the ability of a 14C-labeled hydrocarbon mineralization test to predict bioremediation of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-101

  Sanscartier, David ^a   Reimer, Ken ^a   Koch, Iris ^a   Laing, Tamsin ^a   Zeeb, Barbara ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

14C labeled hexadecane; Bioremediation; Microcosms; Mineralization; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Radioactive surrogate; Soil respiration; Treatability study

Indexed keywords

HEXADECANE; MICROCOSMS; MINERALIZATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; RADIOACTIVE SURROGATE; SOIL RESPIRATION; TREATABILITY STUDY;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; FORECASTING; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; RADIOACTIVITY; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 70349649133     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860902902057     Document Type: Article

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