BACTERIAL OXIDATION OF CH4 IN THE YENISEI ESTUARY AND THE KARA SEA

Authors
NAMSARAEV BB RUSANOV II MITSKEVICH IN VESLOPOLOVA EF BOLCHAKOV AM EGOROV AV
Citation
Bb. Namsaraev et al., BACTERIAL OXIDATION OF CH4 IN THE YENISEI ESTUARY AND THE KARA SEA, Okeanologia, 35(1), 1995, pp. 88-93
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy
Journal title
Okeanologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00301574
Volume
35
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
88 - 93
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-1574(1995)35:1<88:BOOCIT>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The number of methanoxidazing bacteria and rate of oxidation of CH4 wa s studied in water and sediments of the Yenisei estuary, Bay of Yenise i and Kara Sea. The number of methanotrophs reach 7900 cells per mi. T he rate of oxidation of CH4 in the water was 0.0004 - 0.2 mkl/day, in 1 kg of sediments - 0.0004 - 3.3 mkl/day. The maximum intensity of thi s process is found in the river, the minimum - in the sea.