Fertilization Stimulates Anaerobic Fuel Degradation of Antarctic Soils by Denitrifying Microorganisms

• Published in: Environmental Science & Technology
• Main Authors: Powell, S, Ferguson, SH, Snape, I, Siciliano, SD
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 2006
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Antarctic; Casey Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1021/es051818t; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16570629; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/35974

Human activities in the Antarctic have resulted in hydrocarbon contamination of these fragile polar soils. Bioremediation is one of the options for remediation of these sites. However, little is known about anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation in polar soils and the influence of bioremediation practice...