Nitrate addition has minimal effect on anaerobic biodegradation of benzene in coastal saline (salt), brackish and freshwater marsh sediments

Wetlands

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 759-767

  Tao, Rui ^a   Yu, Kewei ^a  

^a TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; BP oil spill; Deepwater Horizon; Marsh sediment; Nitrate; Petroleum hydrocarbon; Redox potential; Salinity

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYPOXIA; MARSH; NITRATE; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; REDOX POTENTIAL; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84880844617     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-013-0435-8     Document Type: Article

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