Microbial Transformation and Degradation of Toxic Organic ChemicalsLily Y. Young, Carl E. Cerniglia Microorganisms offer a more effective and economical means of reducing or eliminating environmental contamination than more traditional treatment methods. This study examines the role of microbes in the degradation of toxic organic chemicals. |
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... dropped only after small amounts of molecular oxygen were provided , presumably to aid in the initial ring oxidation of the molecule by oxygenases . For unsubstituted aromatics , oxygenation may help to " prime " the molecule for ...
... dropped only after small amounts of molecular oxygen were provided , presumably to aid in the initial ring oxidation of the molecule by oxygenases . For unsubstituted aromatics , oxygenation may help to " prime " the molecule for ...
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... drops in detective novels ( Christie , 1963 ) . In admixture with alcoholic beverages , it is known as a Mickey Finn ; the combination is stupifying and sometimes fatal to the consumer . Certainly , bioremediation schemes designed to ...
... drops in detective novels ( Christie , 1963 ) . In admixture with alcoholic beverages , it is known as a Mickey Finn ; the combination is stupifying and sometimes fatal to the consumer . Certainly , bioremediation schemes designed to ...
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... dropped as low as 6.2 . Potassium carbonate was substituted for HCO3 , and the pH was successfully maintained at 7.0 . Figure 10.12 presents the nitrogen balance during these 2 months . NH3 - N levels began decreasing almost immediately ...
... dropped as low as 6.2 . Potassium carbonate was substituted for HCO3 , and the pH was successfully maintained at 7.0 . Figure 10.12 presents the nitrogen balance during these 2 months . NH3 - N levels began decreasing almost immediately ...
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CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION OF | 27 |
CLEANUP OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON | 77 |
Bossert and Geoffrey C Compeau | 127 |
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acclimation acid activated sludge addition aerobic anaerobic Appl Environ Microbiol aquifer Aroclor aromatic compounds aromatic hydrocarbons aryl bacteria Bacteriol Bedard benzene benzo[a]pyrene Biochem biodegradation biological bioremediation biphenyl carbon cells Cerniglia Chem chemical chlorinated chlorophenols chrysosporium congeners contaminated soil COOH cultures dechlorination dechlorination processes dehalogenation denitrifying dioxygenase effect electron acceptors enrichment Environ Sci Technol environmental enzymes fungi gene genetic glyphosate groundwater Häggblom haloaromatic halogenated Hudson River Hudson River sediment incubation isolated laboratory lignin mechanisms meta metabolism methanogenic Microbiology microorganisms mineralization mixture molecular naphthalene nitrate nutrients observed organic oxidation oxygen p-cresol PAHs pathway pattern PCB concentration PCB dechlorination pentachlorophenol Phanerochaete chrysosporium phenanthrene phenols plasmid polychlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls potential process H Pseudomonas sp putida Quensen reactions reactor reductive dechlorination reductive dehalogenation removal Rhee samples sediment sediment slurries specific strain studies substrate Suflita sulfate tiedjei tion toluene toxic transformation treatment waste