Assessing limitations for PAH biodegradation in long-term contaminated soils using bioaccessibility assays

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Mahmoudi, Nagissa ^a   Slater, Greg F ^a   Juhasz, Albert L ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioaccessibility; Biodegradation; Bioremediation; PAHs

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; GAS INDUSTRY; MICROORGANISMS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

BIOACCESSIBILITY; CONTAMINATED SOILS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; PAH BIOAVAILABILITY; PAH BIODEGRADATIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

BIODEGRADATION;

2 HYDROXYPROPYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; BUTANOL; FIVE RING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; FOUR RING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; PEROXYSULFURIC ACID; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; PROPANOL; PYRENE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; THREE RING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; PAH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOACCESSIBILITY ASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; OXIDATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84872030605     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-012-1411-2     Document Type: Article

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