Potential natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in fuel contaminated soils: Focusing on anaerobic fuel biodegradation involving microbial Fe(III) reduction

• Published in: Chemosphere Vol. 341; p. 140134
• Main Authors: Kang, Myeong-Jung, Kim, Han-Suk, Zhang, Yidan, Park, Kanghyun, Jo, Ho Young, Finneran, Kevin T., Kwon, Man Jae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2023; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Anaerobiosis; biodegradation; Biodegradation, Environmental; Chlamydiae; Fe(III)-Reducing bacteria; fermentation; Fermenting bacteria; Ferric Compounds; Ferrous Compounds; Geobacter; Hydrocarbons; liquids; Microbial community; military lands; oxygen; Petroleum; Soil; solubility; species diversity; toxicity; TPH biodegradation; Zoogloea; Fermenting bacteria; TPH biodegradation; Fe(III)-Reducing bacteria; Microbial community

Liquid fossil fuels, collectively known as total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), are highly toxic and frequently leak into subsurface environments due to anthropogenic activities. As an in-situ biological remedial option for TPH contamination, aerobic TPH biodegradation is limited due to oxygen'...