Bacterial community evidence for anaerobic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in cold climate groundwater

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-68

  Yeung, C William ^a   Van Stempvoort, Dale R ^b   Spoelstra, John ^b   Bickerton, Greg ^b   Voralek, John ^b   Greer, Charles W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation; DGGE; Groundwater; Hydrocarbon contamination; Microbial diversity; Nitrate reduction

Indexed keywords

DGGE; HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NITRATE REDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FUEL TANKS; GENES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; MANGANESE; NITRATES; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; RNA;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; COLD REGION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MANGANESE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; REDUCTION; SULFATE;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER; PSEUDOMONAS; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 84870854668     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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