Bacterial distribution and metabolic activity in subsurface sediments from a gasoline spill

Conference · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6559827

Krauter, P W; Hanna, M L; Taylor, R T; Rice, Jr, D W

At the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, a records inspection in 1979 indicated an inventory of about 17,500 gal was missing from underground fuel tanks. A leak or leaks in the southernmost tank and/or pipe lines were suspected to be the source of the loss. All four tanks were taken out of service and filled with sand in 1980. The gasoline spill cleanup effort affords an opportunity to study the collective effect of fuel hydrocarbons (HCs) on the indigenous microbial population within the heterogeneous alluvial subsurface environment. This paper presents the early results of an ongoing study to (1) characterize naturally acclimated microbial populations capable of transforming HCs and (2) understand the effects of environmental factors on these biotransformations.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6559827
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-109677; CONF-920851-92; ON: DE93012505
• Resource Relation: Conference: Spectrum 92: nuclear and hazardous waste management international topical meeting, Boise, ID (United States), 23-27 Aug 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BACTERIA
SPECIES DIVERSITY
GASOLINE
OIL SPILLS
HYDROCARBONS
BIODEGRADATION
SEDIMENTS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
UNDERGROUND
BASELINE ECOLOGY
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CELL CULTURES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
LEAKS
NUTRIENTS
TANKS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTAINERS
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
ECOLOGY
FUELS
INFORMATION
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LEVELS
LIQUID FUELS
MICROORGANISMS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
STORAGE
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550700 - Microbiology
550501 - Metabolism- Tracer Techniques