Bioremediation of PCBs. CRADA final report
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States). Chemical Technology Div., TN (United States)
- General Electric Co. Corporate Research and Development, Niskayuna, NY (United States)
The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement was signed between Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and General Electric Company (GE) on August 12, 1991. The objective was a collaborative venture between researchers at GE and ORNL to develop bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The work was conducted over three years, and this report summarizes ORNL`s effort. It was found that the total concentration of PCBs decreased by 70% for sequential anaerobic-aerobic treatment compared with a 67% decrease for aerobic treatment alone. The sequential treatment resulted in PCB products with fewer chlorines and shorter halflives in humans compared with either anaerobic or aerobic treatment alone. The study was expected to lead to a technology applicable to a field experiment that would be performed on a DOE contaminated site.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Chemical Technology Div., TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- OSTI ID:
- 671963
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-13242; ON: DE98054605; BR: EW4030000; CRN: ORNL 90-0039; TRN: 99:000583
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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