Analysis of cold-temperature crude oil-degrading bacterial communities

dc.contributor.advisorChu, Angus
dc.contributor.authorRowsell, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T17:21:50Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T17:21:50Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 142-153en
dc.description.abstractThe remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated sites m cold climates presents professionals with challenges that may be absent in more temperate climates. With laboratory and field evidence demonstrating that the remediation of such sites can occur using biological methods despite the colder temperatures and the indication of increasing oil exploration and production in cold-climate areas, it was deemed important to examine the application of bioremediation at these sites. The purpose of this study was to characterize the bacterial populations responsible for crude oil degradation during cold-temperature bioremediation and to identify the implications for cold-climate bioremediation applications. Bacteria were isolated from crude oil-contaminated soil. Identification and characterization of these bacterial isolates took place using the Biolog environmental isolate database. A comparison of the physiological attributes of the bacterial isolates was undertaken to indicate their functional capabilities. Further characterization of the microbial communities involved the determination of functional diversity.
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dc.identifier.citationRowsell, S. (2004). Analysis of cold-temperature crude oil-degrading bacterial communities (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22978en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/22978
dc.identifier.isbn0612975738en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2004 R684en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41943
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleAnalysis of cold-temperature crude oil-degrading bacterial communities
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1534 520492051
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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