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Title: Degradation of chlorophenols by Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134(pJP4) in bleached Kraft mill effluent

Journal Article · · Applied and Environmental Microbiology
OSTI ID:530717
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  1. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago (Chile); and others

Chloroaromatic compounds are toxic, released in large quantities and accumulate in sediments and biota. Bacterial degradation is the main natural removal mechanism. Alcaligenes strains are are able to degrade a variety of these compounds, however little is known about the abilities of these strains to degrade such compounds in industrial effluents. This study assesses the ability of A. eutrophus JMP 134(pJP4) to degrade 2,4-D, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) or chlorophenol mixtures in BKME microcosms. 36 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs.

OSTI ID:
530717
Journal Information:
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 63, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English