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1366376

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
The environmental factors influencing methanogenesis in a shallow anoxic aquifer were probed in a combined field and laboratory study. Field data collected over a year revealed that 'in situ' rates of methane production were depressed in winter and elevated in summer. Over the same period, ground water pH values ranged from 6.0 to 7.8 while temperatures varied from 7-22 degrees C. 'In situ' methanogenesis was severely inhibited at temperatures less than 13 degrees C or by pH values less than 7. The influence of these factors on microbial methane formation from both endogenous and exogenous substrates were tested in aquifer slurries adjusted to pH 5-9 and incubated at temperatures ranging from 5-45 degrees C. Temperature optima for methane production from endogenous substrates varied as a function of pH, but the pH optimum was 8 at all temperatures. Optimal conditions for acetoclastic methanogenesis were found at pH 8 and 35 degrees C. An analysis of variance revealed that pH, temperature, and a pH-temperature interaction are all significant variables influencing aquifer methanogenesis. In addition transient sulfate accumulations were also found to limit methane production in some areas. A comparison of field and laboratory methane production patterns suggest that pH, temperature, and sulfate accumulations are important, but not the only environmental variables influencing the mineralization of organic matter in shallow aquifers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
B
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0169-4146
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Environmental factors influencing methanogenesis in a shallow anoxic aquifer: a field and laboratory study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.