Fate of atmospherically deposited polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Chesepeake Bay

Article Abstract:

This study investigated surface sediments of the Chesapeake Bay using samples collected seasonally from five sites to examine the factors controlling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) distributions. Low water solubility of PAHs makes them very particle reactive, and because of this they usually accumulate in sediments.

Maryland, Statistical Data Included, Chesapeake Bay, Marine sediments, Bays

---

Biodegradation of bicyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in anaerobic enrichments

Article Abstract:

Researchers from the University of Washington used fluidized bed reactors to enrich bacterial cultures from creosote-contaminated marine sediments, making it possible to anaerobically degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with nitrate or sulfide reduction.

Washington, University of

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Thermodynamic equilibria in aqueous suspensions of synthetic and natural Fe(II)-Fe(III) green rusts: occurences of the mineral in hydromorphic soils
• Abstracts: Hydrogen isotope fractionation during methanogenic degradation of toluene: potential for direct verification of bioremediation
• Abstracts: Multiple value expression in contingent valuation: economics and ethics
• Abstracts: Micorbial nitrate-dependent oxidation of ferrous iron in activated sludge. Terrestrial meiofauna and contaminated land assessment
• Abstracts: Combined effect of sequestration and bioremediation in reducing the bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.