Bioremediation assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the high arctic
The bioremediation potential of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the most northerly inhabited station in the world, Canadian Forces Station - Alert, was assessed. Microbial enueration, by both viable plate counts and direct counts, combined with molecular analysis (polymerase chain reaction and c...
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ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:3540057 2023-05-15T15:08:41+02:00 Bioremediation assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the high arctic Whyte, Lyle G. Bourbonnière, Luc Bellerose, Claude Greer, Charles W. 1999 text https://doi.org/10.1080/10889869991219217 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=99efe765-c688-4cab-8af0-6ad2543dc80a https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=99efe765-c688-4cab-8af0-6ad2543dc80a eng eng Bioremediation Journal, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Publication date: 1999, Pages: 69–80 doi:10.1080/10889869991219217 bioaugmentation biostimulation cold-adapted microorganisms hydrocarbon biodegradation low temperature article 1999 ftnrccanada https://doi.org/10.1080/10889869991219217 2021-09-01T06:19:42Z The bioremediation potential of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the most northerly inhabited station in the world, Canadian Forces Station - Alert, was assessed. Microbial enueration, by both viable plate counts and direct counts, combined with molecular analysis (polymerase chain reaction and colony hybridization) for hydrocarbon catabolic genes (alkB, ndoN, xylE), demonstrated the presence of significant numbers of cold-adapted hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms. The degradative activity of these populations was assessed by mineralization of ¹⁴C-labeled hexadecane (C16) at 5ºC in untreated and treated soils. Although very low rates of C16 mineralization were observed in the untreated soils, nutrient supplementation with a fertilizer markedly increased C16 mineralization. Highly active cold-adapted hydrocarbon-degrading consortia were prepared from soil slurries, and their degradative potentials were monitored by biomass measurements and mineralization activity. Bioaugmentation of the contaminated soils with consortia containing the greatest percentages of degradative bacteria resulted in the shortest C16 minearalization acclimation period. However, treatment with the consortia plus fertilizer did not appreciably increase C16 mineralization or reduce total petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations to a great extent than did the fertilizer treatment alone. These results indicate that the soils possessed sufficient numbers of cold-adapted degradative bacteria, and that the fertilizer application alone was sufficient to obtain elevated levels of degradative activity at low ambient summer temperatures. NRC publication: Yes Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Arctic Canadian Forces Station Alert ENVELOPE(-62.350,-62.350,82.499,82.499) Bioremediation Journal 3 1 69 80 |
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The bioremediation potential of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the most northerly inhabited station in the world, Canadian Forces Station - Alert, was assessed. Microbial enueration, by both viable plate counts and direct counts, combined with molecular analysis (polymerase chain reaction and colony hybridization) for hydrocarbon catabolic genes (alkB, ndoN, xylE), demonstrated the presence of significant numbers of cold-adapted hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms. The degradative activity of these populations was assessed by mineralization of ¹⁴C-labeled hexadecane (C16) at 5ºC in untreated and treated soils. Although very low rates of C16 mineralization were observed in the untreated soils, nutrient supplementation with a fertilizer markedly increased C16 mineralization. Highly active cold-adapted hydrocarbon-degrading consortia were prepared from soil slurries, and their degradative potentials were monitored by biomass measurements and mineralization activity. Bioaugmentation of the contaminated soils with consortia containing the greatest percentages of degradative bacteria resulted in the shortest C16 minearalization acclimation period. However, treatment with the consortia plus fertilizer did not appreciably increase C16 mineralization or reduce total petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations to a great extent than did the fertilizer treatment alone. These results indicate that the soils possessed sufficient numbers of cold-adapted degradative bacteria, and that the fertilizer application alone was sufficient to obtain elevated levels of degradative activity at low ambient summer temperatures. NRC publication: Yes |
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Whyte, Lyle G. Bourbonnière, Luc Bellerose, Claude Greer, Charles W. |
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Whyte, Lyle G. Bourbonnière, Luc Bellerose, Claude Greer, Charles W. |
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Bioremediation assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the high arctic |
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Bioremediation assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the high arctic |
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Bioremediation assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the high arctic |
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Bioremediation assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the high arctic |
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Bioremediation assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the high arctic |
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bioremediation assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from the high arctic |
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