Comparison of the effects of variable site temperatures and constant incubation temperatures on the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in pilot-scale experiments with field-aged contaminated soils from a cold regions site

Chemosphere

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 872-878

  Chang, Wonjae ^a   Whyte, Lyle ^a   Ghoshal, Subhasis ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Cold climates; Microbial respiration activity; Semi volatile and non volatile petroleum hydrocarbons; Temperature variations

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

BIODEGRADATION PERFORMANCE; COLD CLIMATE; FIRST-ORDER BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOIL; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; REACTION KINETICS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CANADA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SHIPPING; SOIL POLLUTION; SUMMER;

CANADA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 78650902670     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.072     Document Type: Article

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