Degradation of halogenated aliphatic compounds by the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas europaea

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6481418

Vannelli, T; Logan, M; Arciero, D M; Hooper, A B

Suspensions of Nitrosomonas europaea catalyzed the ammonia-stimulated aerobic transformation of the halogenated aliphatic compounds dichloromethane, dibromomethane, trichloromethane (chloroform), bromoethane, 1,2-dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide), 1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, monochloroethylene (vinyl chloride), gem-dichloroethylene, cis- and trans-dichloroethylene, cis-dibromoethylene, trichloroethylene, and 1,2,3-trichloropropane. Tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride), tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), and trans-dibromoethylene were not degraded.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Univ., St. Paul, MN (USA). Dept. of Genetics and Cell Biology
• OSTI ID: 6481418
• Report Number(s): PB-90-264185/XAB; CNN: EPA-R-816157
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Pub. in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 56, No. 4, 1169-1171(Apr 1990)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
BIODEGRADATION
AEROBIC CONDITIONS
BACTERIA
CATALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
MICROORGANISMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
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