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Title: Biodegradation of aniline and abundance of potential degraders in river waters

Abstract

Total dissolved organic carbon (TOC), number of colony forming units (CFU), and total direct count (TDC) were compared to the biodegradation of aniline and the number of potential degraders in water samples from head waters to down stream of the Ina River and several other sites of rivers traversing Osaka city. The results indicate that aniline degrading populations of these various microbial communities exhibit different activities probably depending on the extent of adaptation to pollutants to which the microbes are exposed. The number of aniline degraders found in river water samples was in agreement with other parameters which were used to demonstrate the degree of pollution in river water even though higher biodegradability was evident in waters which show comparatively low TOC and CFU. These results suggest that biodegradation of aniline and enumeration of its potential degraders may serve as valuable indicators for the assessment of pollution in river waters.

Authors:
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  1. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5201042
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5:1; Journal ID: ISSN 0895-3988
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; ANILINE; BIODEGRADATION; RIVERS; DECONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMATION; MICROORGANISMS; SAMPLING; WATER POLLUTION; AMINES; AROMATICS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CLEANING; DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; STREAMS; SURFACE WATERS; 540320* - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 560300 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology

Citation Formats

Goonewardena, N, Nasu, M, Okuda, A, Tani, K, Takubo, Y, and Kondo, M. Biodegradation of aniline and abundance of potential degraders in river waters. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Goonewardena, N, Nasu, M, Okuda, A, Tani, K, Takubo, Y, & Kondo, M. Biodegradation of aniline and abundance of potential degraders in river waters. United States.
Goonewardena, N, Nasu, M, Okuda, A, Tani, K, Takubo, Y, and Kondo, M. 1992. "Biodegradation of aniline and abundance of potential degraders in river waters". United States.
@article{osti_5201042,
title = {Biodegradation of aniline and abundance of potential degraders in river waters},
author = {Goonewardena, N and Nasu, M and Okuda, A and Tani, K and Takubo, Y and Kondo, M},
abstractNote = {Total dissolved organic carbon (TOC), number of colony forming units (CFU), and total direct count (TDC) were compared to the biodegradation of aniline and the number of potential degraders in water samples from head waters to down stream of the Ina River and several other sites of rivers traversing Osaka city. The results indicate that aniline degrading populations of these various microbial communities exhibit different activities probably depending on the extent of adaptation to pollutants to which the microbes are exposed. The number of aniline degraders found in river water samples was in agreement with other parameters which were used to demonstrate the degree of pollution in river water even though higher biodegradability was evident in waters which show comparatively low TOC and CFU. These results suggest that biodegradation of aniline and enumeration of its potential degraders may serve as valuable indicators for the assessment of pollution in river waters.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5201042}, journal = {Biomedical and Environmental Sciences; (United States)},
issn = {0895-3988},
number = ,
volume = 5:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
}