INFLUENCE OF SURFACTANTS ON PYRENE DESORPTION AND DEGRADATION IN SOILS

Authors
THIBAULT SL ANDERSON M FRANKENBERGER WT
Citation
Sl. Thibault et al., INFLUENCE OF SURFACTANTS ON PYRENE DESORPTION AND DEGRADATION IN SOILS, Applied and environmental microbiology, 62(1), 1996, pp. 283-287
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
62
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
283 - 287
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1996)62:1<283:IOSOPD>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Four surfactants were tested at five concentrations to determine their abilities to solubilize soil-adsorbed pyrene. Inoculation with pyrene degraders in the presence of the surfactant Witconol SN70 was the mos t effective treatment for pyrene mineralization (46 to 80%) under unsa turated conditions, but the surfactant inhibited the effectiveness of these inoculants in soil slurries.