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Effect of soil aggregation on the biodegradation of phenanthrene aged in soil
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- Authors
- Issue Date
- 2003-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Citation
- Environ. Pollut. 121, 147-151
- Keywords
- Phenanthrene ; Aging ; Biodegradation ; Soil aggregates ; Soil components
- Abstract
- A study was conducted to determine the possible role of soil aggregates in the sequestration of phenanthrene and thus in the
declined biodegradation of the hydrocarbon. Phenanthrene aged in Lima loam (2-mm aggregates) showed declined biodegradation
with time of aging to the test bacterium P5-2 capable of using sorbed phenanthrene. In contrast, the compound aged in a soil
reconstructed with 68% clay–silt and 32% sand that had been separated from the Lima loam was readily mineralized. The percentages
of each fraction used were the same as those of the original soil. Biodegradation of aged phenanthrene was not affected
significantly by varying the ratios of each fraction in reconstructed mixtures. In experiments with Lima loam, its clay–silt fraction,and its sand fraction, mineralization extent was much lower in soil aggregates compared with the other samples while all had similar organic carbon content of ca. 1.51%. This suggests that aggregation may be another important determinant in the reduced biodegradation of aged phenanthrene.
- ISSN
- 0269-7491
- Language
- English
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