Biotic and Abiotic Attenuation of Nitrogenous Energetic Compounds (NEC) in Coastal Waters and Sediments
Abstract
During the first year of this project, laboratory experiments were coupled with two field samplings; the first involved the temperate ecosystem of the Chesapeake Bay in March 2005, and the second involved the tropical ecosystem offshore of Oahu. In general, the study of the rates of abiotic transformation of NEC (Task 1) and photolytic degradation (Task 2) took place in the laboratory, while the study of the degradation by microalgae (Task 3) and heterotropic bacteria (Task 4) took place in association with the field sampling. These results are described in the five peer-reviewed journal articles (Bhatt et al., 2005; Bhushanet et al., 2005; Cheng et al., 2006; Luning Prak and O'Sullivan, 2006; Monteil-Rivera et al, 2005; Monteil-Rivera et al., 2006), formal technical report (Walker et al., 2006); and invited abstract (Montgomery et al., 2005). TNT, ENERGETICS, BIODEGRADATION, COASTAL, NEC, BACTERIA, PHOTODEGRADATION, SEDIMENT
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 30, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA449116
Entities
People
- C. L. Osburn
- D. W. O'sullivan
- F. Monteil-rivera
- H. W. Paerl
- J. Hawari
- L. J. Hamdan
- Michael T. Montgomery
- S. W. Walker
- T. J. Boyd
- Y. Furukawa
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory