Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Raquel S Peixoto

Publications

• Research Article
  Bioremediation in Antarctic Soils
  Author(s): Hugo E de Jesus, Raquel S Peixoto and Alexandre S RosadoHugo E de Jesus, Raquel S Peixoto and Alexandre S Rosado
  
  With the increase of human activities in cold environments, the risk of oil spill has become higher due the necessity of energy generation using oils. Several accidents were related in Arctic and Antarctic involving greatcontaminated areas and chronically levels of contamination. Despite that, Antarctic continent present peculiar characteristics and need to be analyzed separately due to geographic, physic and topologic properties, beyond different proposes of human activities in Antarctic continent. In Antarctic, the main occupations are permanent scientific and military stations and most of them are in activity during whole year. Several studies evaluating the potential of biodegradation were performed using Antarctic soils and the results show promising, however, there is no works about bioremediation process in soils from the core of the continent, only from the shore regions. Anta.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7463.1000248

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