The influence of iron on the biodegradation of benzene in soil microcosms
Iron was positively-correlated with benzene biodegradation rate in a statistically-significant multiple linear regression model of rates measured in aerobic soil microcosm experiments regressed with corresponding soil nitrate, phosphorus, iron, organic matter and sand content for 10 different previously uncontaminated Virginia subsurface soils. The addition of ferric chloride or ferric hydroxide to soil microcosms prepared with Alaga series sand and spiked with 10 mg/L initial benzene significantly increased the biodegradation rate in unamended experiments, but had no observable influence on biodegradation rates in experiments amended with ammonium phosphate and potassium phosphate. Unamended soil microcosms degraded 10 mg/L initial benzene in 10 days, iron-amended in 5 days, and nutrient-amended in 2 days.
- OSTI ID:
- 416886
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951023--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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