The role of natural attenuation processes in groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons is of intense scientific and practical interest. This study provides insight into the biodegradation effects in groundwater at a site contaminated by kerosene (jet fuel) in 1993 (Vitanovac, Serbia). Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), hydrochemical indicators (O-2 , NO3-, Mn, Fe, SO42-, HCO3- ), delta C-13 of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and other parameters were measured to demonstrate biodegradation effects in groundwater at the contaminated site. Due to different biodegradation mechanisms, the zone of the lowest concentrations of electron acceptors and the zone of the highest concentrations of metabolic products of biodegradation overlap. Based on the analysis of redox-sensitive compounds in groundwater samples, redox processes ranged from strictly anoxic (methanogenesis) to oxic (oxygen reduction) within a short distance. The dependence of groundwater redox conditions on the distan...ce from the source of contamination was observed. delta C-13 values of DIC ranged from -15.83 to -2.75 parts per thousand, and the most positive values correspond to the zone under anaerobic and methanogenic conditions. Overall, results obtained provide clear evidence on the effects of natural attenuation processes-the activity of biodegradation mechanisms in field conditions.
TY - JOUR
AU - Maric, Nenad
AU - Matic, Ivan
AU - Papic, Petar
AU - Beškoski, Vladimir
AU - Ilić, Mila
AU - Gojgić-Cvijović, Gordana
AU - Miletić, Srđan
AU - Nikić, Zoran
AU - Vrvić, Miroslav
PY - 2018
UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2467
AB - The role of natural attenuation processes in groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons is of intense scientific and practical interest. This study provides insight into the biodegradation effects in groundwater at a site contaminated by kerosene (jet fuel) in 1993 (Vitanovac, Serbia). Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), hydrochemical indicators (O-2 , NO3-, Mn, Fe, SO42-, HCO3- ), delta C-13 of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and other parameters were measured to demonstrate biodegradation effects in groundwater at the contaminated site. Due to different biodegradation mechanisms, the zone of the lowest concentrations of electron acceptors and the zone of the highest concentrations of metabolic products of biodegradation overlap. Based on the analysis of redox-sensitive compounds in groundwater samples, redox processes ranged from strictly anoxic (methanogenesis) to oxic (oxygen reduction) within a short distance. The dependence of groundwater redox conditions on the distance from the source of contamination was observed. delta C-13 values of DIC ranged from -15.83 to -2.75 parts per thousand, and the most positive values correspond to the zone under anaerobic and methanogenic conditions. Overall, results obtained provide clear evidence on the effects of natural attenuation processes-the activity of biodegradation mechanisms in field conditions.
PB - Springer, Dordrecht
T2 - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
T1 - Natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons-a study of biodegradation effects in groundwater (Vitanovac, Serbia)
VL - 190
IS - 2
SP - 89
DO - 10.1007/s10661-018-6462-4
ER -
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author = "Maric, Nenad and Matic, Ivan and Papic, Petar and Beškoski, Vladimir and Ilić, Mila and Gojgić-Cvijović, Gordana and Miletić, Srđan and Nikić, Zoran and Vrvić, Miroslav",
year = "2018",
abstract = "The role of natural attenuation processes in groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons is of intense scientific and practical interest. This study provides insight into the biodegradation effects in groundwater at a site contaminated by kerosene (jet fuel) in 1993 (Vitanovac, Serbia). Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), hydrochemical indicators (O-2 , NO3-, Mn, Fe, SO42-, HCO3- ), delta C-13 of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and other parameters were measured to demonstrate biodegradation effects in groundwater at the contaminated site. Due to different biodegradation mechanisms, the zone of the lowest concentrations of electron acceptors and the zone of the highest concentrations of metabolic products of biodegradation overlap. Based on the analysis of redox-sensitive compounds in groundwater samples, redox processes ranged from strictly anoxic (methanogenesis) to oxic (oxygen reduction) within a short distance. The dependence of groundwater redox conditions on the distance from the source of contamination was observed. delta C-13 values of DIC ranged from -15.83 to -2.75 parts per thousand, and the most positive values correspond to the zone under anaerobic and methanogenic conditions. Overall, results obtained provide clear evidence on the effects of natural attenuation processes-the activity of biodegradation mechanisms in field conditions.",
publisher = "Springer, Dordrecht",
journal = "Environmental Monitoring and Assessment",
title = "Natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons-a study of biodegradation effects in groundwater (Vitanovac, Serbia)",
volume = "190",
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Maric, N., Matic, I., Papic, P., Beškoski, V., Ilić, M., Gojgić-Cvijović, G., Miletić, S., Nikić, Z.,& Vrvić, M.. (2018). Natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons-a study of biodegradation effects in groundwater (Vitanovac, Serbia). in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Springer, Dordrecht., 190(2), 89.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6462-4
Maric N, Matic I, Papic P, Beškoski V, Ilić M, Gojgić-Cvijović G, Miletić S, Nikić Z, Vrvić M. Natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons-a study of biodegradation effects in groundwater (Vitanovac, Serbia). in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2018;190(2):89.
doi:10.1007/s10661-018-6462-4 .
Maric, Nenad, Matic, Ivan, Papic, Petar, Beškoski, Vladimir, Ilić, Mila, Gojgić-Cvijović, Gordana, Miletić, Srđan, Nikić, Zoran, Vrvić, Miroslav, "Natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons-a study of biodegradation effects in groundwater (Vitanovac, Serbia)" in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190, no. 2 (2018):89,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6462-4 . .
