Anaerobic benzene degradation by bacteria

C Vogt, S Kleinsteuber, HH Richnow - Microbial biotechnology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Benzene is a widespread and toxic contaminant. The fate of benzene in contaminated
aquifers seems to be primarily controlled by the abundance of oxygen: benzene is …

Iron Compounds in anaerobic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons: A review

AR Castro, G Martins, AF Salvador, AJ Cavaleiro - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Waste and wastewater containing hydrocarbons are produced worldwide by various oil-
based industries, whose activities also contribute to the occurrence of oil spills throughout …

The ecology of anaerobic degraders of BTEX hydrocarbons in aquifers

T Lueders - FEMS microbiology ecology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The degradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) contaminants in
groundwater relies largely on anaerobic processes. While the physiology and biochemistry …

Biogeochemical evolution of a landfill leachate plume, Norman, Oklahoma

IM Cozzarelli, JK Böhlke, J Masoner, GN Breit… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Leachate from municipal landfills can create groundwater contaminant plumes that may last
for decades to centuries. The fate of reactive contaminants in leachate‐affected aquifers …

Hydrocarbons to carboxyl-rich alicyclic molecules: A continuum model to describe biodegradation of petroleum-derived dissolved organic matter in contaminated …

DC Podgorski, P Zito, AM Kellerman, BA Bekins… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Relationships between dissolved organic matter (DOM) reactivity and chemical composition
in a groundwater plume containing petroleum-derived DOM (DOM HC) were examined by …

Arsenic release to the environment from hydrocarbon production, storage, transportation, use and waste management

ME Schreiber, IM Cozzarelli - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a toxic trace element with many sources, including hydrocarbons such as oil,
natural gas, oil sands, and oil-and gas-bearing shales. Arsenic from these hydrocarbon …

Reactive transport modeling of geochemical controls on secondary water quality impacts at a crude oil spill site near Bemidji, MN

GHC Ng, BA Bekins, IM Cozzarelli… - Water Resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Anaerobic biodegradation of organic amendments and contaminants in aquifers can trigger
secondary water quality impacts that impair groundwater resources. Reactive transport …

BTEX plume dynamics following an ethanol blend release: geochemical footprint and thermodynamic constraints on natural attenuation

HX Corseuil, AL Monier, M Fernandes… - Environmental …, 2011 - ACS Publications
In this 10 year study, Brazilian gasoline (100 L, containing 24% ethanol by volume) was
released to a sandy aquifer to evaluate the natural attenuation of benzene, toluene …

The origin of two distinct diagenetic depth zones in hydrocarbon-bearing sediments of Huanghekou Sag, offshore Bohai Bay Basin, China

H Li, RR Haese, JR Black, X Du, X Yang… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
Formation waters from the Huanghekou Sag, offshore Bohai Bay Basin, exhibited two depth
zones with elevated total dissolved solid (TDS) composition. The shallow diagenetic zone at …

Anaerobic BTEX degradation in oil sands tailings ponds: impact of labile organic carbon and sulfate-reducing bacteria

S Stasik, LY Wick, K Wendt-Potthoff - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
The extraction of bitumen from oil sands in Alberta (Canada) produces volumes of tailings
that are pumped into large anaerobic settling-basins. Beside bitumen, tailings comprise …