Linking biodegradation kinetics, microbial composition and test temperature – Testing 40 petroleum hydrocarbons using inocula collected in winter and summer
Karina Knudsmark Sjøholm, Arnaud Dechesne, Delina Y. Lyon, David Saunders, Heidi Birch, Philipp Mayer
Abstract
. Overall, biodegradation kinetics and its temperature dependency were very similar for winter and summer inoculum, whereas the microbial composition was more affected by incubation and test temperature compared to the addition of test chemicals at low concentrations.
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BiodegradationPetroleumEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceComposition (language)KineticsChemistryOrganic chemistryPhilosophyQuantum mechanicsLinguisticsPhysicsMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactantsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics