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Indigenous 14C-phenanthrene biodegradation in “pristine” woodland and grassland soils from Norway and United Kingdom

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Indigenous 14C-phenanthrene biodegradation in “pristine” woodland and grassland soils from Norway and United Kingdom. / Okere, Uchechukwu; Schuster, Jasmin; Ogbonnaya, Uchenna et al.
In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, Vol. 19, No. 11, 04.10.2017, p. 1437-1444.

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Okere, U, Schuster, J, Ogbonnaya, U, Jones, KC & Semple, KT 2017, 'Indigenous 14C-phenanthrene biodegradation in “pristine” woodland and grassland soils from Norway and United Kingdom', Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1437-1444. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7EM00242D

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Okere, U., Schuster, J., Ogbonnaya, U., Jones, K. C., & Semple, K. T. (2017). Indigenous 14C-phenanthrene biodegradation in “pristine” woodland and grassland soils from Norway and United Kingdom. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 19(11), 1437-1444. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7EM00242D

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Okere U, Schuster J, Ogbonnaya U, Jones KC, Semple KT. Indigenous 14C-phenanthrene biodegradation in “pristine” woodland and grassland soils from Norway and United Kingdom. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 2017 Oct 4;19(11):1437-1444. Epub 2017 Oct 4. doi: 10.1039/C7EM00242D

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Okere, Uchechukwu ; Schuster, Jasmin ; Ogbonnaya, Uchenna et al. / Indigenous 14C-phenanthrene biodegradation in “pristine” woodland and grassland soils from Norway and United Kingdom. In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 2017 ; Vol. 19, No. 11. pp. 1437-1444.

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abstract = "In this study, the indigenous microbial mineralisation of 14C-phenanthrene in seven background soils (four from Norwegian woodland and three from the UK (two grasslands and one woodland)) was investigated. ∑PAHs ranged from 16.39 to 285.54 ng g−1 dw soil. Lag phases (time before 14C-phenanthrene mineralisation reached 5%) were longer in all of the Norwegian soils and correlated positively with TOC, but negatively with ∑PAHs and phenanthrene degraders for all soils. 14C-phenanthrene mineralisation in the soils varied due to physicochemical properties. The results show that indigenous microorganisms can adapt to 14C-phenanthrene mineralisation following diffuse PAH contamination. Considering the potential of soil as a secondary PAH source, these findings highlight the important role of indigenous microflora in the processing of PAHs in the environment.",
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