Abstract
Soil was spiked with [9-C-14]phenanthrene and [1-C-14]hexadecane at 50 mg kg(-1) and aged for 1, 25, 50, 100 and 250 d. At each time point, the microcosms were amended with aqueous solutions of cyclodextrin (HP-beta-CD) at a range of concentrations (0-40 mM). Mineralisation assays and aqueous HP-beta-CD extractions were performed to assess the effect of the amendments on microbial degradation. The results showed that amendments had no significant impact on the microbial degradation of either of the C-14-contaminants. Further, HP-beta-CD extractions were correlated with the mineralisation of the target chemicals in each of the soil conditions. It was found that the HP-beta-CD extraction was able to predict mineralisation in soils which had not been amended with cyclodextrin; however, in the soils containing there was no predictive relationship. Under the conditions of this study, the introduction of the HP-beta-CD, HP-beta-CD into soils did not enhance the biodegradation of the organic contaminants. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2678-2683 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Environmental Pollution |
Volume | 157 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
Keywords
- hexadecane
- phenanthrene
- HP-beta-CD
- cyclodextrin
- biodegradation
- extraction techniques
- enhanced biodegradation
- microbial availability
- organic contaminants
- PAH bioavailability
- degradation
- prediction
- extractability
- pyrene