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The addition of gas condensate hydrocarbons to saturated soil from a gas production site stimulated sulfate reduction under anaerobic and oxygen-limiting conditions, and nitrate and Fe(III) reduction under oxygen-limiting conditions, compared to biotic controls that lacked hydrocarbon and sterile controls. The sulfate reduction corresponded to a reduction in the amount of toluene relative to other hydrocarbons. These results suggest that subsurface soils at the gas production site have the potential for intrinsic bioremediation of hydrocarbons.
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Borole, A.P., Sublette, K.L., Fisher, J.B. et al. Mechanisms of intrinsic bioremediation of gas condensate hydrocarbons in saturated soil. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 57, 817–826 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02941761
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