Pilot-scale bioremediation of a petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated clayey soil from a sub-Arctic site

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 280, Issue , 2014, Pages 595-602

  Akbari, Ali ^a   Ghoshal, Subhasis ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Biodegradation; Degradation rate; High molecular weight petroleum; Hydrocarbons; Remediation endpoint; Soil microbial community; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; VAPORIZATION;

CLAYEY SOILS; DEGRADATION RATE; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PILOT SCALE; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SUB-ARCTIC;

AGGREGATES;

PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; RNA 16S; ALUMINUM SILICATE; CLAY; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CLAY SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUBARCTIC REGION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CLAY; CLAYEY SOIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL GENE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION; ARCTIC; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; METABOLISM; OIL SPILL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CANADA;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROCARBONS; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84907563280     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.08.016     Document Type: Article

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