Academic Bibliography

 Search 200 years of publications by Ghent University researchers.
Advanced search
1 file | 2.38 MB
Add to list
  1. Search results
  2. Biodegradation: updating the concepts...

Biodegradation: updating the concepts of control for microbial cleanup in contaminated aquifers

Rainer U Meckenstock, Martin Elsner, Christian Griebler, Tillmann Lueders, Christine Stumpp, Jens Aamand, Spiros N Agathos, Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen, Leen Bastiaens, Poul L Bjerg, et al.
(2015) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 49(12). p.7073-7081
Author
Organization
Abstract
Biodegradation is one of the most favored and sustainable means of removing organic pollutants from contaminated aquifers but the major steering factors are still surprisingly poorly understood. Growing evidence questions some of the established concepts for control of biodegradation. Here, we critically discuss classical concepts such as the thermodynamic redox zonation, or the use of steady state transport scenarios for assessing biodegradation rates. Furthermore, we discuss if the absence of specific degrader populations can explain poor biodegradation. We propose updated perspectives on the controls of biodegradation in contaminant plumes. These include the plume fringe concept, transport limitations, and transient conditions as currently underestimated processes affecting biodegradation.
Keywords
LANDFILL LEACHATE PLUME, REDUCTIVE DEHALOGENASE GENES, IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION, PORE-WATER VELOCITY, ANOXIC PADDY SOIL, NATURAL ATTENUATION, MASS-TRANSFER, GEOBACTER-METALLIREDUCENS, BIOGEOCHEMICAL GRADIENTS, FIELD DEMONSTRATION

Downloads

  • Download
    (...).pdf
    • full text
    • |
    • UGent only
    • |
    • PDF
    • |
    • 2.38 MB

Citation

Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:

MLA
Meckenstock, Rainer U., et al. “Biodegradation: Updating the Concepts of Control for Microbial Cleanup in Contaminated Aquifers.” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 49, no. 12, 2015, pp. 7073–81, doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b00715.
APA
Meckenstock, R. U., Elsner, M., Griebler, C., Lueders, T., Stumpp, C., Aamand, J., … van Breukelen, B. M. (2015). Biodegradation: updating the concepts of control for microbial cleanup in contaminated aquifers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 49(12), 7073–7081. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b00715
Chicago author-date
Meckenstock, Rainer U, Martin Elsner, Christian Griebler, Tillmann Lueders, Christine Stumpp, Jens Aamand, Spiros N Agathos, et al. 2015. “Biodegradation: Updating the Concepts of Control for Microbial Cleanup in Contaminated Aquifers.” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 49 (12): 7073–81. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b00715.
Chicago author-date (all authors)
Meckenstock, Rainer U, Martin Elsner, Christian Griebler, Tillmann Lueders, Christine Stumpp, Jens Aamand, Spiros N Agathos, Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen, Leen Bastiaens, Poul L Bjerg, Nico Boon, Winnie Dejonghe, Wei E Huang, Susanne I Schmidt, Erik Smolders, Sebastian R Sørensen, Dirk Springael, and Boris M van Breukelen. 2015. “Biodegradation: Updating the Concepts of Control for Microbial Cleanup in Contaminated Aquifers.” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 49 (12): 7073–7081. doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b00715.
Vancouver
1.
Meckenstock RU, Elsner M, Griebler C, Lueders T, Stumpp C, Aamand J, et al. Biodegradation: updating the concepts of control for microbial cleanup in contaminated aquifers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 2015;49(12):7073–81.
IEEE
[1]
R. U. Meckenstock et al., “Biodegradation: updating the concepts of control for microbial cleanup in contaminated aquifers,” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 49, no. 12, pp. 7073–7081, 2015.
@article{6919056,
  abstract     = {{Biodegradation is one of the most favored and sustainable means of removing organic pollutants from contaminated aquifers but the major steering factors are still surprisingly poorly understood. Growing evidence questions some of the established concepts for control of biodegradation. Here, we critically discuss classical concepts such as the thermodynamic redox zonation, or the use of steady state transport scenarios for assessing biodegradation rates. Furthermore, we discuss if the absence of specific degrader populations can explain poor biodegradation. We propose updated perspectives on the controls of biodegradation in contaminant plumes. These include the plume fringe concept, transport limitations, and transient conditions as currently underestimated processes affecting biodegradation.}},
  author       = {{Meckenstock, Rainer U and Elsner, Martin and Griebler, Christian and Lueders, Tillmann and Stumpp, Christine and Aamand, Jens and Agathos, Spiros N and Albrechtsen, Hans-Jørgen and Bastiaens, Leen and Bjerg, Poul L and Boon, Nico and Dejonghe, Winnie and Huang, Wei E and Schmidt, Susanne I and Smolders, Erik and Sørensen, Sebastian R and Springael, Dirk and van Breukelen, Boris M}},
  issn         = {{0013-936X}},
  journal      = {{ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY}},
  keywords     = {{LANDFILL LEACHATE PLUME,REDUCTIVE DEHALOGENASE GENES,IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION,PORE-WATER VELOCITY,ANOXIC PADDY SOIL,NATURAL ATTENUATION,MASS-TRANSFER,GEOBACTER-METALLIREDUCENS,BIOGEOCHEMICAL GRADIENTS,FIELD DEMONSTRATION}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{7073--7081}},
  title        = {{Biodegradation: updating the concepts of control for microbial cleanup in contaminated aquifers}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b00715}},
  volume       = {{49}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}
Altmetric
View in Altmetric
Web of Science
Times cited: