The Variation of Microbial Communities in a Depth Profile of an Acidic, Nutrient-Poor Boreal Bog in Southwestern Finland
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50840#.VE3U3lfHRK0 Author(s) Irina Tsitko 1 , Merja Lusa 2 , Jukka Lehto 2 , Lauri Parviainen 3 , Ari T. K. Ikonen 3&4 , Anne-Maj Lahdenperä 5 , Malin Bomberg 1* Affiliation(s) 1 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland . 2 Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland . 3 Posiva Oy, Olkiluoto, Finland . 4 Environmental Research and Assessment EnviroCase, Ltd., Pori, Finland . 5 Saanio & RiekkolaOy, Helsinki, Finland . ABSTRACT Natural bacterial communities impact the motility of isotopes, such as radionuclides, in the environment. As a result of post gl...