scholarly journals Relating ground water and sediment chemistry to microbial characterization at a BTEX-contaminated site

1997 ◽  
Vol 63-65 (1) ◽  
pp. 775-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Pfiffner ◽  
A. V. Palumbo ◽  
T. Gibson ◽  
D. B. Ringelberg ◽  
J. F. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Ground Water ◽  
Contaminated Site ◽  
Sediment Chemistry ◽  
Water And Sediment ◽  
Microbial Characterization

Assessment of Heavy Metals Content in the Proximity of a Contaminated Site From Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-37
Author(s):  
Georgiana Grosu ◽  
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Carmen Andreea Roba ◽  
Ramona Bălc ◽  
Maria Lucia Bizău-Cârstea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Statistical Analysis ◽  
Sediment Contamination ◽  
Contaminated Site ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Water And Sediment ◽  
Physico Chemical

The present study was conducted in the proximity of a contaminated site from Cluj-Napoca city (Cluj County, Romania), where metal processing activities have been carried out for decades. Metal content and physico-chemical parameters were analyzed in soil, water and sediment samples, while organic matter (OM) and total organic carbon (TOC) was additionally analyzed for the soil samples. The sources of heavy metals were evaluated based on multivariate statistical analysis, while the soil and sediment contamination degree was assessed based on specific pollution indices. The calculated indices indicated a significant pollution with Cd and Pb, which may represent a risk if the area would become a residential area. Keywords: heavy metals, contaminated site, soil pollution indices, multivariate statistical analysis, Cluj-Napoca

Some effects of petroleum on estuarine and marine microorganisms

1975 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Walker ◽  
R. R. Colwell
Keyword(s):  
Chesapeake Bay ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Contaminated Site ◽  
Marine Microorganisms ◽  
Water And Sediment ◽  
Marsh Area ◽  
Autochthonous Bacteria ◽  
Sediment Bacteria ◽  
South Louisiana

Degradation of mixed hydrocarbon substrate in a system comprising water from an environment relatively free of oil and a sediment inoculum from an oil-contaminated site was significantly greater than when sediment from the non-oil-contaminated environment served as inoculum. Mixed hydrocarbon substrate, however, was observed to have a limiting effect on the growth of autochthonous bacteria from the non-oil-contaminated estuarine source. Growth and cell yield were similarly reduced when marine sediment bacteria were cultured in seawater supplemented with mixed hydrocarbon substrate. The addition of a South Louisiana crude oil or a No. 2 fuel oil to water and sediment collected from a marsh area of Chesapeake Bay showed no limiting effects on growth of the total heterotrophic microbial flora when examined over a 28-day period. However, results of these studies indicate that the effects of petroleum on microorganisms should be examined carefully under conditions closely approximating those in situ.

Comparative interstitial water and sediment chemistry in oligotrophic and mesotrophic lakes, Maine, U.S.A.

1975 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 367-371
Author(s):  
Dennis R. Sasseville ◽  
Stephen A. Norton ◽  
Ronald B. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Interstitial Water ◽  
Sediment Chemistry ◽  
Water And Sediment

Improved prediction of vegetation composition in NW European softwater lakes by combining location, water and sediment chemistry

2011 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Pulido ◽  
Kaj Sand-Jensen ◽  
Esther C. H. E. T. Lucassen ◽  
Jan G. M. Roelofs ◽  
Klaus P. Brodersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Chemistry ◽  
Vegetation Composition ◽  
Water And Sediment ◽  
Softwater Lakes
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