The use of microbial gene abundance in the development of fuel remediation guidelines in polar soils

• Published in: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
• Main Authors: Richardson, EL, King, CK, Powell, SM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2015
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Antarctic; Casey Station; East Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1580; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/97725

Terrestrial fuel spills in Antarctica commonly occur on ice-free land around research stations as the result of human activities. Successful spill clean-ups require appropriate targets that confirm contaminated sites are no longer likely to pose environmental risk following remediation. These target...