Low temperature soil petroleum hydrocarbon degradation at various oxygen levels

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-121

  Walworth, James ^a   Harvey, Paul ^b   Snape, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeration; Anaerobic; Bioremediation; Denitrification; Nitrate; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC; ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION; INCUBATION STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURES; NITRATE LEVELS; PETROLEUM DEGRADATIONS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOIL;

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PRISTANE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER AERATION;

SOILS;

BIOREMEDIATION; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA; MACQUARIE ISLAND;

EID: 84887187319     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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