Bioremediation of marine sediments contaminated by hydrocarbons: Experimental analysis and kinetic modeling

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 403-407

  Beolchini, Francesca ^a   Rocchetti, Laura ^a   Regoli, Francesco ^a   Dell'Anno, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Hydrocarbon; Kinetic models; Marine sediment

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIODEGRADATION RATE; CARBON SUPPLY; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; HARBOR SEDIMENTS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUNDS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS; HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC MODELS; MARINE SEDIMENT; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; SITE-SPECIFIC; SUPPORT TOOL; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TEMPORAL PROFILE; YIELD COEFFICIENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; KINETIC THEORY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INORGANIC NUTRIENT; KINETICS; MARINE SPECIES; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTIC CELL; SAND; SEDIMENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77955563252     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.047     Document Type: Article

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