Inhibition of biogas production by alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS) in a screening test for anaerobic biodegradability.

abstract：:Carbon supplementation, soil moisture and soil aeration are believed to enhance in situ bioremediation of PAH-contaminated soils by stimulating the growth of indigenous microorganisms. However, the effects of added carbon and nitrogen together with soil moisture and soil aeration on the dissipation of PAHs and on asso...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Teng Y,Luo Y,Ping L,Zou D,Li Z,Christie P

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological methane oxidation is carried out by methanotrophs, bacteria that utilize methane as their sole carbon and energy source. The enzyme they contain that is responsible for methane oxidation is methane monooxygenase, the most well studied being the soluble methane monooxygenase enzyme complexes from Methylococc...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Murrell JC

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA sequence upstream of the dhlB gene encoding the haloalkanoic acid dehalogenase of Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 was determined and contained an open reading frame, designated dhlC, which encoded a protein with a significant similarity with the family of Na(+)-dependent symport proteins. The dhlC gene was sub...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： van der Ploeg J,Janssen DB

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing production of several plastics such as expanded polystyrene, widely used as packaging and building materials, has caused the release of considerable amounts of pentane employed as an expanding agent. Today many microorganisms are used to degrade hydrocarbons in order to minimize contamination caused by ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Ionata E,De Blasio P,La Cara F

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elemental analysis was applied to describe the composition of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). The initial elemental composition was constant at C5H8.5O4N0.2. The changes of the composition during the biodegradation process and the final waste composition were strictly dependent on the process c...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Liwarska-Bizukojc E,Ledakowicz S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent study on the degradation of N,N'-dibutylurea (DBU), a breakdown product of benomyl [methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazole carbamate], the active ingredient in Benlate fungicides, degradation half-lives of 1.4-46.5 days were observed across several soils incubated at various combinations of soil moistur...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Bischoff M,Lee LS,Turco RF

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance stability is a key issue when managing anaerobic digesters. However it can be affected by external disturbances caused by micropollutants. In this study the influence of phenol on the methanization of cellulose was evaluated through batch toxicity assays. Special attention was given to the dynamics of micr...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Chapleur O,Madigou C,Civade R,Rodolphe Y,Mazéas L,Bouchez T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil contamination by hydrocarbons, especially by used lubricating oil, is a growing problem in developing countries, which poses a serious threat to the environment. Phytoremediation of these contaminated soils offers environmental friendly and a cost effective method for their remediation. Hibiscus cannabinus was st...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Abioye OP,Agamuthu P,Abdul Aziz AR

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring programs for intrinsic bioremediation of fuel hydrocarbons require indicators that can convincingly demonstrate in situ metabolism. In this evaluation of potential indicators of in situ anaerobic alkylbenzene metabolism, laboratory and field data are reviewed for two classes of aromatic acids: (i) benzylsuc...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Beller HR

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerosol delivery was evaluated for distributing biostimulation and bioaugmentation amendments in vadose zones. This technique involves transporting amendments as micron-scale aerosol droplets in injected gas. Microcosm experiments were designed to characterize reductive dechlorination of trichloroethene (TCE) under un...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Hall RJ,Murdoch LC,Freedman DL,Looney BB,Riha BD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The organophosphorous pesticide, demeton-S-methyl was transformed by Corynebacterium glutamicum in co-metabolism with more readily degradable substrates. Glucose, acetate and fructose were tested as growth substrates, and the highest demeton-S-methyl biotransformation average rate (0.78 mg l(-1) h(-1)) and maximum ins...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Girbal L,Rols JL,Lindley ND

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aerobic biodegradation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wastewater that contains mixtures of highly concentrated methylhydrazine/hydrazine, citric acid and their reaction product was studied on a laboratory-scale fixed film trickle-bed reactor. The degrading organisms, Achromobacter sp., Rho...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Nwankwoala AU,Egiebor NO,Nyavor K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissipation of atrazine, chlorpyrifos and iprodione in a biopurification system and changes in the microbial and some biological parameters influenced by the rhizosphere of Lolium perenne were studied in a column system packed with an organic biomixture. Three column depths were analyzed for residual pesticides, p...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Diez MC,Elgueta S,Rubilar O,Tortella GR,Schalchli H,Bornhardt C,Gallardo F

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichloroethylene (TCE) is extensively used in commercial applications, despite its risk to human health via soil and groundwater contamination. The stability of TCE, which is a useful characteristic for commercial application, makes it difficult to remove it from the environment. Numerous studies have demonstrated th...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Liu J,Amemiya T,Chang Q,Qian Y,Itoh K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial formation of biofilm and the removal performance of pollutants in biological pretreatment process for polluted raw water were limited due to the oligotrophic niche in raw water. In this study, the feasibility of using pre-inoculation biofilm formed under nutrients enhanced condition for polluted raw water ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Yang GF,Feng LJ,Guo CR,Xia T,Xu XY,Zhu L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent immobilization of Aspergillus awamori NRRL 3112 was conducted onto modified polyacrylonitrile membrane with glutaraldehyde as a coupling agent. The polymer carrier was preliminarily modified in an aqueous solution of NaOH and 1,2-diaminoethane. The content of amino groups was determined to be 0.58 mgeq g(-1)....

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Yordanova G,Ivanova D,Godjevargova T,Krastanov A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three identical upflow laboratory-scale biofilters, inoculated with the benzene-degrading strain Pseudomonas sp. NCIMB 9688 but filled up with different packing media (PM), specifically raw sugarcane bagasse, sieved sugarcane bagasse and peat, were employed to eliminate benzene from waste air. Biofilters performances ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Zilli M,Daffonchio D,Di Felice R,Giordani M,Converti A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autotrophic process for nitrogen removal has attracted worldwide attention in the field of wastewater treatment, and the performance of this process is greatly influenced by the size of granular sludge particles present in the system. In this work, the granular sludge was divided into three groups, i.e. large size...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Ya-Juan X,Jun-Yuan J,Ping Z,Lan W,Abbas G,Zhang J,Ru W,Zhan-Fei H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for aeration of microcosms during mineralization of 14C-labeled compounds in high oxygen demand environments was assessed using active compost-soil mixtures as the model system. Rapid mineralization of 14C-hexadecane occurred in continuously aerated microcosms while no mineralization occurred in unaerated mic...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Haderlein A,Bonin Aly-Hassan MC,Legros R,Ramsay BA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A coryneform bacterium that is able to utilize cis- and trans-3-chloroacrylic acid as sole carbon source for growth was isolated from freshwater sediment. The organism was found to produce two inducible dehalogenases, one specific for the cis- and the other for trans-3-chloroacrylic acid. Both dehalogenases were purif...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： van Hylckama Vlieg JE,Janssen DB

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of anaerobic processes to treat low-strength wastewater has been increasing in recent years due to their favourable performance-costs balance. For optimal results, it is necessary to identify reactor configurations that are best suited for this kind of application. This paper reports on the comparative study c...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sevilla-Espinosa S,Solórzano-Campo M,Bello-Mendoza R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzoyl coenzyme A reductase (BCR) catalyzes dearomatization of benzoyl coenzyme A (benzoyl-CoA), which is the central step in the anaerobic degradative pathways for a variety of aromatic compounds. This study developed a PCR method for the detection and quantification of BCR genes in bacterial strains and environment...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Hosoda A,Kasai Y,Hamamura N,Takahata Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The research examines the potential for bio-clogging in filter packs containing fine sand of the type typically used in extraction wells for pumping leachates containing fine particulate matter, such as cement kiln dust (CKD). Three filter media with different particle sizes were used: 1.7-4.75, 0.35-1.0, and 0.235-0....

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wang Z,Banks C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia sp. strain AK-5 converts 4-aminophenol to maleylacetic acid via 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, which is unstable in vitro and non-enzymatically auto-oxidized to 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone. Crude extract of strain AK-5 retarded the auto-oxidation and reduced the substrate analogue, 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Takenaka S,Koshiya J,Okugawa S,Takata A,Murakami S,Aoki K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential toxicity of the s-triazine herbicide atrazine motivates continuous bioremediation-directed research. Several indigenous soil atrazine-catabolizing microbial associations and monocultures have been enriched/isolated from compromised sites. Of these, Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP has become a reference strain...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Ralebits TK,Senior E,van Verseveld HW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aerobic bacterial degradation of chloroaromatic compounds often involves chlorosubstituted catechols as central intermediates. They are converted to 3-oxoadipate in a series of reactions similar to that for catechol catabolism and therefore designated as modified ortho-cleavage pathway. Among the enzymes of this c...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Schlömann M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biosorption is an effective means of removal of heavy metals from wastewater. In this work the biosorption behavior of Cladophora fascicularis was investigated as a function of pH, amount of biosorbent, initial Cu2+ concentration, temperature, and co-existing ions. Adsorption equilibria were well described by Langmuir...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Deng L,Zhu X,Wang X,Su Y,Su H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Denitrifying granular sludge reactor holds better nitrogen removal efficiency than other kinds of denitrifying reactors, while this reactor commonly needs seeding anaerobic granular sludge and longer period for start-up in practice, which restricted the application of denitrifying granular sludge reactor. This study p...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Chen Z,Wang X,Chen X,Chen J,Gu X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species of the genus Variovorax are often isolated from nitrile or amide-containing organic compound-contaminated soil. However, there have been few biological characterizations of Variovorax and their contaminant-degrading enzymes. Previously, we reported a new soil isolate, Variovorax boronicumulans CGMCC 4969, and ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Liu ZH,Cao YM,Zhou QW,Guo K,Ge F,Hou JY,Hu SY,Yuan S,Dai YJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this paper are to review the wide range of kinetic models that have been introduced to describe the cometabolic oxidation of chlorinated solvents, to compare modeling approaches and associated experimental data, and to discuss knowledge gaps in the general topic of cometabolism kinetics. To begin, a ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Alvarez-Cohen L,Speitel GE Jr

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00