OXIDATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS UNDER SULFATE-REDUCING CONDITIONS

Authors
COATES JD ANDERSON RT LOVLEY DR
Citation
Jd. Coates et al., OXIDATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS UNDER SULFATE-REDUCING CONDITIONS, Applied and environmental microbiology, 62(3), 1996, pp. 1099-1101
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
62
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1099 - 1101
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1996)62:3<1099:OOPAUS>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
[C-14] naphthalene and phenanthrene were oxidized to (CO2)-C-14 withou t a detectable lag under strict anaerobic conditions in sediments from San Diego Bay, San Diego, Calif., that were heavily contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) but not in less contaminated sediments. Sulfate reduction,vas necessary for PAH oxidation. These re sults suggest that the self-purification capacity of PAH-contaminated sulfate-reducing environments may be greater than previously recognize d.