Respiratory quotients as a useful indicator of the enhancement of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation in field-aged contaminated soils in cold climates

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 106-107, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-119

  Chang, Wonjae ^a   Ghoshal, Subhasis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Cold climates; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Respiration quotient; Soil gas; Sub zero temperatures

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; SOILS; TEMPERATURE;

COLD CLIMATE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; RESPIRATION QUOTIENT; SOIL GAS; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COLD REGION; CONTAMINATED LAND; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOIL GAS; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 84904649049     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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