EFFECT OF ORGANIC-MATTER AND CLAYS ON THE BIODEGRADATION OF PHENANTHRENE IN SOILS

Authors
ORTEGACALVO JJ LAHLOU M SAIZJIMENEZ C
Citation
Jj. Ortegacalvo et al., EFFECT OF ORGANIC-MATTER AND CLAYS ON THE BIODEGRADATION OF PHENANTHRENE IN SOILS, International biodeterioration & biodegradation, 40(2-4), 1997, pp. 101-106
Citations number
27
Journal title
International biodeterioration & biodegradation → ACNP
ISSN journal
09648305
Volume
40
Issue
2-4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
101 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0964-8305(1997)40:2-4<101:EOOACO>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Soil organic matter and clays represent an important hinderance for bi oremediation technologies, as they may cause a retardation in the biol ogical removal of hydrophobic pollutants. To overcome this limitation it is necessary to understand how these two soil constituents influenc e biodegradation. The results herein reported suggest that the bioavai lability of phenanthrene in soils is affected not only by sorption to the organic matter or clays, but also by the interaction of phenanthre ne with humic fractions-clay complexes. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.