Microbial degradation of 13C-labeled 9-methylphenanthren in marine sediment
- Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
- Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (United States)
Microbial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may serve as a natural means of mitigation for contaminated soils and sediments. In order for natural biodegradation to be a feasible remediation strategy, it is important to know the extent of degradation, the identity of degradation products, and their fate. It is also important to identify and characterize the portion of parent pollutant that becomes incorporated into the unextractable, insoluble fraction of soil or sediment. Does this fraction consist of the parent pollutant trapped within soil or sediments pores and in turn may be released slowly over time, or is it covalently bound with insoluble organic matter, or has it been converted into insoluble biomass? These are difficult questions to answer analytically, but they must be understood if microbial degradation is to be used as an effective remediation method. This paper presents results of biodegradation studies of carbon 13 labelled methyl phenanthrene by marine microbes in a contaminated marine sediment.
- OSTI ID:
- 437359
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960807-; ISSN 0270-3009; TRN: 97:000878-0046
- Journal Information:
- National Meeting - American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 36, Issue 2; Conference: 212. national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Orlando, FL (United States), 25-30 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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