Rapid identification of microorganisms for biodegradation of alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethercarboxylates

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:367468

Hemming, B ^[1]; Williams, J B ^[2]

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1. Microbe Inotech Labs., St. Louis, MO (United States)
2. Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, WV (United States)

Alkylphenols, especially nonylphenol and octylphenol, are used in a wide variety of applications. These compounds, and alkylphenol ethercarboxylates, are also believed to be formed during the biodegradation of alkylphenol ethoxylates in activated sludge wastewater treatment systems. Microbe Inotech Laboratories has developed a rapid assay to identify the microorganisms present in activated sludge wastewater treatment systems (GC-FAME) and a screening assay to measure the biodegradation of compounds. These assays were used to show that alkylphenols and their corresponding ethercarboxylates were degraded aerobically even when these compounds were the sole carbon source.

• OSTI ID: 367468
• Report Number(s): CONF-9511137-; ISBN 1-880611-03-1; TRN: IM9640%%214
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) world conference, Vancouver (Canada), 5-9 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Second SETAC world congress (16. annual meeting): Abstract book. Global environmental protection: Science, politics, and common sense; PB: 378 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
PHENOLS
BIODEGRADATION
WASTE WATER
WASTE PROCESSING
SLUDGES
BIOASSAY
AEROBIC CONDITIONS
REMEDIAL ACTION