Trajectories of Microbial Community Function in Response to Accelerated Remediation of Subsurface Metal Contaminants

Firestone, Mary

doi:10.2172/1168872

Title: Trajectories of Microbial Community Function in Response to Accelerated Remediation of Subsurface Metal Contaminants

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Abstract

Objectives of proposed research were to; Determine if the trajectories of microbial community composition and function following organic carbon amendment can be related to, and predicted by, key environmental determinants; Assess the relative importance of the characteristics of the indigenous microbial community, sediment, groundwater, and concentration of organic carbon amendment as the major determinants of microbial community functional response and bioremediation capacity; and Provide a fundamental understanding of the microbial community ecology underlying subsurface metal remediation requisite to successful application of accelerated remediation and long-term stewardship of DOE-IFC sites.

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Firestone, Mary ^[1]

Regents of the University of Callifornia, Oakland, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Contributing Org.:: Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 1168872

Report Number(s):: Final Report: DOE-UCBerkeley-ER64555

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-08ER64555

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES

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        "Trajectories of Microbial Community Function in Response to Accelerated Remediation of Subsurface Metal Contaminants".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1168872.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1168872.

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