Toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons in polar soil

The objective of this research is to determine the influence of liquid water content on the toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC) to soil microorganisms in frozen soil. This research was conducted on soil collected from an aged diesel fuel spill site at Casey Station, East Antarctica, as well as...

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Main Author: Harvey, Alexis Nadine
Other Authors: Siciliano, Steven Douglas, Smolders, Erik, Wickstrom, Mark, Pomeroy, John, Si, Bing, Blakley, Barry
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2011
Subjects:
ecotoxicity
Antarctica
diesel
Antarctic
East Antarctica
Austral
Casey Station
Antarc*
Macquarie Island
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-04042011-134956

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