An Improved Technique for Determining Abundance of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degrading Microbial Populations

Abstract

Abstract The current study describes an improved method for estimating the abundance of polycyclic aramatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degraders in contaminated soil and groundwater. Since the method is a simple incremental improvement to a commonly used approach, it can be easily introduced into the remediation practitioner's testing protocols by simply changing growth indicator dyes. The procedure described is relatively easy to conduct and provides an important addition to laboratories that are using conventional, nonmolecular techniques for microbial enumeration in their bioremediation programs. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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DOI

10.1002/rem.3440100108

Journal

Remediation Journal

Year

1999