Multilevel characterization of marine microbial biodegradation potentiality by means of flow-modulated comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography combined with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer

The bioremediation capability of biostimulated bacteria was evaluated at four (T4), eight (T8) and fourteen (T14) days. Progressive degradation of linear, branched, and aromatic hydrocarbons, adamantanes, and diamantanes has been showed, whereas, results underline the lack of any kind of activity against steranes, and hopanes.