N and S Isotope Fractionation in Nitrate and Sulphate Coupled to the Biodegradation of Benzene and Toluene
| atmire.migration.oldid | 3797 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mayer, Bernhard | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jackson, Christopher John | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-01T21:26:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-20T08:00:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-10-01 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2015 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | A set of groundwater samples was collected from a series of groundwater wells with known contamination from BTEX compounds. From these groundwater samples native bacterial cultures were enriched for the reduction of either nitrate or sulphate coupled to the oxidation of benzene or toluene. A series of laboratory experiments were conducted with these enriched bacterial cultures to assess the isotope effects on nitrogen and sulphur during denitrification and bacterial sulphate reduction (BSR). N and S isotope fractionation in nitrate and sulphate was observed during the experiments. N and S isotope enrichment factors (ε) were determined for both benzene and toluene biodegradation. These unique ε values can be used in a field setting to determine the predominant biodegradation reaction occurring in groundwater contaminated with BTEX compounds. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jackson, C. J. (2015). N and S Isotope Fractionation in Nitrate and Sulphate Coupled to the Biodegradation of Benzene and Toluene (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27052 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27052 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2585 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Geochemistry | |
| dc.subject.classification | Biodegradation | en_US |
| dc.title | N and S Isotope Fractionation in Nitrate and Sulphate Coupled to the Biodegradation of Benzene and Toluene | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Geoscience | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | |
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