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Evaluation of a permeable reactive barrier to capture and degrade hydrocarbon contaminants

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posted on 2023-05-18, 14:10 authored by Mumford, KA, Shane PowellShane Powell, Rayner, JL, Hince, G, Snape, I, Stevens, GW
A permeable reactive barrier (PRB) was installed during 2005/2006 to intercept, capture and degrade a fuel spill at the Main Power House, Casey Station, Antarctica. Here, evaluation of the performance of the PRB is conducted via interpretation of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) concentrations, degradation indices and most probable number (MPN) counts of total heterotroph and fuel degrading microbial populations. Results indicate that locations which contained the lowest TPH concentrations also exhibited the highest levels of degradation and numbers of fuel degrading microbes, based on the degradation indices and MPN methods selected. This provides insights to the most appropriate reactive materials for use in PRB’s in cold and nutrient-limited environments.

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Publication title

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volume

22

Issue

16

Pagination

12298-12308

ISSN

0944-1344

Department/School

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

Publisher

Ecomed Publishers

Place of publication

Rudolf-Diesel-Str 3, Landsberg, Germany, D-86899

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Copyright 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

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Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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