Essays about: "Catrin Samuelsson"

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  1. 1. Mineralization rates of organic matter in freshwater sediments when different electron acceptors dominate.

    University essay from Institutionen för tematisk utbildning och forskning

    Author : Catrin Samuelsson; [2004]
    Keywords : Interdisciplinary studies; Mineralization rate; Organic matter; Electron acceptor; Microbial metabolism; Methane; Carbon dioxide; Stångån; TVÄRVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Microbial decomposition of organic matter in aquatic environments plays an important role in natural fluxes of methane and carbon dioxide because the gases are end-products in microbial energy metabolism of organic matter. Microbial metabolism depends on the use of electron donors and electron acceptors in redox reactions that generate energy for growth and maintenance. READ MORE