Determination of microbial carbon sources and cycling during remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon impacted soil using natural abundance14C analysis of PLFA

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2322-2327

  Cowie, Benjamin R ^a   Greenberg, Bruce M ^b   Slater, Gregory F ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; C ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; FARM SOILS; HYDROCARBON REMOVAL; IMPACTED SOIL; IN-SITU; ISOTOPIC MASS BALANCE; MICROBIAL CARBON SOURCES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL UPTAKE; MODERN CARBON; NATURAL ABUNDANCE; ONTARIO; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACIDS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PRIMARY PATHWAY; RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS; REMEDIATION SYSTEMS; SOIL CO; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON 14; FATTY ACID; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; CARBON CYCLE; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON CYCLING; CARBON METABOLISM; CARBON SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL RESPIRATION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATTY ACIDS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SARNIA;

RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 77950429958     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es89029717     Document Type: Article

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