Petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation under seasonal freeze-thaw soil temperature regimes in contaminated soils from a sub-Arctic site

• Published in: Environmental Science & Technology
• Main Authors: Chang, Wonjae, Klemm, Sara, Beaulieu, Chantale, Hawari, Jalal, Whyte, Lyle, Ghoshal, Subhasis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Resolution Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1021/es1022653; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=67ad34a4-a4e5-4675-8232-ccf2b71082e0; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=67ad34a4-a4e5-4675-8232-ccf2b71082e0; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=67ad34a4-a4e5-4675-8232-ccf2b71082e0

Several studies have shown that biostimulation in ex situ systems such as landfarms and biopiles can facilitate remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils at sub-Arctic sites during summers when temperatures are above freezing. In this study, we examine the biodegradation of semivolatil...