Changes in liquid water alter nutrient bioavailability and gas diffusion in frozen antarctic soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Harvey, Alexis Nadine, Snape, Ian, Siciliano, Steven Douglas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: Antarctic; Casey Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.745; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fetc.745; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/etc.745

Abstract Bioremediation has been used to remediate petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC)‐contaminated sites in polar regions; however, limited knowledge exists in understanding how frozen conditions influence factors that regulate microbial activity. We hypothesized that increased liquid water (θ liquid ) wou...