DEGRADATION OF 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOL IN METHANOGENIC SYSTEMS

The focus of this paper was to study the toxicity and degradability of 2,4-dichlorophenol in methanogenic acetate enrichment systems. Anaero bic toxicity assays (serum bottle study) and upflow column studies wer e performed. This research showed that up to 85 ppm of 2,4-dichlorophe nol does not cause significant inhibition to the acetate enrichment me thanogenic culture and up to 25 ppm of 2,4-dichlorophenol can be effec tively removed anaerobically with no detectable intermediate chlorophe nols in the effluent.