Changes in the Bacterial Community Structure of Remediated Anthracene-Contaminated Soils.

Mixing soil or adding earthworms (Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826)) accelerated the removal of anthracene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, from a pasture and an arable soil, while a non-ionic surfactant (Surfynol® 485) inhibited the removal of the contaminant compared to the untreated soil. It was...

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Main Authors: Laura Delgado-Balbuena, Juan M Bello-López, Yendi E Navarro-Noya, Analine Rodríguez-Valentín, Marco L Luna-Guido, Luc Dendooven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5058544?pdf=render