Microbial life in the deep terrestrial subsurface

Technical Report · Fri Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/666265· OSTI ID:666265

Fliermans, C B ^[1]; Balkwill, D L ^[2]; Beeman, R E ^[3]

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1. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.
2. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
3. Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States); and others

The distribution and function of microorganisms is a vital issue in microbial ecology. The US Department of Energy`s Program, ``Microbiology of the Deep Subsurface,`` concentrates on establishing fundamental scientific information about organisms at depth, and the use of these organisms for remediation of contaminants in deep vadose zone and groundwater environments. This investigation effectively extends the Biosphere hundreds of meters into the Geosphere and has implications to a variety of subsurface activities.

• Research Organization: E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035; AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 666265
• Report Number(s): DP-MS--88-069; ON: DE98007472
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BIODEGRADATION
GROUND WATER
MICROORGANISMS
NUMERICAL DATA
REMEDIAL ACTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL