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Biodegradation of (/sup 14/C)phenol in secondary sewage and landfill leachate measured by double-vial radiorespirometry

Journal Article · · Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5031467
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Double-vial radiorespirometry was used to estimate the biodegradation rates of /sup 14/C-labeled phenol in a landfill leachate and a secondary treated domestic wastewater. Rates were found to be comparable for each material at each of the three concentrations tested. Sewage microorganisms immediately began biodegrading the (/sup 14/C)phenol; landfill leachate microorganisms required a lag period before maximum biodegradation of the (/sup 14/C)phenol. The apparent rate of (/sup 14/C)phenol biodegradation was 2.4 times faster in the sewage than in the landfill leachate. Double-vial radiorespirometry was shown to be an effective method for screening biodegradation rates in aquifers.
OSTI ID:
5031467
Journal Information:
Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN AEMID
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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520300* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AROMATICS
BIODEGRADATION
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LEACHATES
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
RESPIRATION
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SEWAGE
SOLUTIONS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION