Aim of the PhD thesis was the development and application of new gene-based assays for the analysis of natural degradation of hydrocarbon cantaminations in groundwater. The structure and dynamics of intrinsic microbial populations as well as the quantitative distribution of aerobic and anaerobic catabolic marker genes were traced at two field sites and in an indoor model aquifer. Hence, the high resolution in time and space could reveal unexpected distribution patterns as well as reactive zones and processes-overlap, which may allow a more comprehensive understanding of the ecology of contaminant plumes.
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Aim of the PhD thesis was the development and application of new gene-based assays for the analysis of natural degradation of hydrocarbon cantaminations in groundwater. The structure and dynamics of intrinsic microbial populations as well as the quantitative distribution of aerobic and anaerobic catabolic marker genes were traced at two field sites and in an indoor model aquifer. Hence, the high resolution in time and space could reveal unexpected distribution patterns as well as reactive zones...
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