Stroud, Jacqueline L. and Paton, Graeme I. and Semple, Kirk T. (2009) Predicting the biodegradation of target hydrocarbons in the presence of mixed contaminants in soil. Chemosphere, 74 (4). pp. 563-567. ISSN 0045-6535
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The aim of this study was to investigate the prediction of 14C-phenanthrene and 14C-hexadecane biodegradation in the presence of other hydrocarbons in soil using β- and α-cyclodextrin (CD) solutions, respectively. Prediction of the biodegradation of 14C-phenanthrene using the β-CD extraction was robust under single, co-contaminant and multiple contaminant conditions (r2 = 0.92, slope of best fit line = 0.87, intercept = 7.24, n = 84). Prediction of 14C-hexadecane using the α-CD extraction was robust under single and co-contaminant conditions (r2 = 0.92, slope of best fit line = 0.97, intercept = 1.24, n = 60); however, the α-CD could not accurately predict 14C-hexadecane biodegradation in the presence of multiple contaminants. The presence of multiple contaminants enhanced 14C-hexadecane mineralisation, but did not enhance extractability. The results from this study provide further evidence for the application of HPCD extractions for the measurement of microbial accessibility in soil.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Chemosphere |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biodegradation ; Hexadecane ; Phenanthrene ; HP-α-CD ; HP-β-CD |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Mathematics and Statistics Faculty of Science and Technology > Lancaster Environment Centre |
| ID Code: | 30726 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 02 Dec 2009 11:13 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 16:48 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/30726 |
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