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Inhibition of denitrification by hydrocarbons in marine sediments. Role of Nereis diversicolor

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An in vitro experiment has been carried out in order to illustrate the influence of the burrowing polychaete Nereis diversicolor on denitrification in hydrocarbon-loaded sediments. After 15 and 45 days, the denitrification activity in the different contaminated or non-contaminated control (without macro-fauna) and experimental (colonized by polychaetes) sediments was compared. In control contaminated sediments, the inhibition of denitrification is solely located in the surface layer (0-2 cm). In the presence of polychaetes, the hydrocarbon buried in the burrows extends the inhibition of denitrification in the sediment. As a function of the quantity of buried hydrocarbon, the inhibition of denitrification is observed up to a depth of 6 and 10 cm, after 15 and 45 days, respectively.
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hal-00735219 , version 1 (25-09-2012)

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Franck Gilbert, Frédérique François, Georges Stora, Jean-Claude Bertrand. Inhibition of denitrification by hydrocarbons in marine sediments. Role of Nereis diversicolor. Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences. Série III, Sciences de la vie, 1997, 320, pp.819-824. ⟨10.1016/S0764-4469(97)85018-4⟩. ⟨hal-00735219⟩
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