Intrinsic bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in a gas condensate-contaminated aquifer
Intrinsic bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in a gas condensate-contaminated aquifer
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受凝析油污染的含水层中石油烃的本质生物修复
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1999
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J. M. Suflita
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L. Gieg;R. Kolhatkar;M. McInerney;R. Tanner;S. H. Harris;K. Sublette;J. M. Suflita
A study was designed to determine if the intrinsic bioremediation of gas condensate hydrocarbons represented an important fate process in a shallow aquifer underlying a natural gas production site. For over 4 yr, changes in the groundwater, sediment, and vadose zone chemistry in the contaminated portion of the aquifer were interpreted relative to a background zone. Changes included decreased dissolved oxygen and sulfate levels and increased alkalinity, Fe(II), and methane concentrations in the contaminated groundwater, suggesting that aerobic heterotrophic respiration depleted oxygen reserves leaving anaerobic conditions in the hydrocarbon-impacted subsurface. Dissolved hydrogen levels in the contaminated groundwater indicated that sulfate reduction and methanogenesis were predominant biological processes, corroborating the geochemical findings. Furthermore, 10−1000-fold higher numbers of sulfate reducers and methanogens were enumerated in the contaminated sediment relative to background. Putative metabol...