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Evaluation of a permeable reactive barrier to capture and degrade hydrocarbon contaminants
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Mumford, KA and Powell, SM and Rayner, JL and Hince, G and Snape, I and Stevens, GW, Evaluation of a permeable reactive barrier to capture and degrade hydrocarbon contaminants, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22, (16) pp. 12298-12308. ISSN 0944-1344 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
DOI: doi:10.1007/s11356-015-4438-2
Abstract
A permeable reactive barrier (PRB) was installed during 2005/2006 to intercept, capture and degrade a fuel spill at the Main Power House, Casey Station, Antarctica. Here, evaluation of the performance of the PRB is conducted via interpretation of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) concentrations, degradation indices and most probable number (MPN) counts of total heterotroph and fuel degrading microbial populations. Results indicate that locations which contained the lowest TPH concentrations also exhibited the highest levels of degradation and numbers of fuel degrading microbes, based on the degradation indices and MPN methods selected. This provides insights to the most appropriate reactive materials for use in PRB’s in cold and nutrient-limited environments.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | hydrocarbon bioremediation, Antarctic, permeable reactive barrier, hydrocarbon contaminant, petroleum hydrocarbon, Antarctic remediation |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Environmental biotechnology |
Research Field: | Bioremediation |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
UTAS Author: | Powell, SM (Dr Shane Powell) |
ID Code: | 104311 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 19 |
Deposited By: | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture |
Deposited On: | 2015-11-09 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-03 |
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