Comparison of three bioremediation agents for mineralization and transformation of pentachlorophenol in soil

Bacteria and fungi have been proposed as bioremediation agents for soil polluted with pentachlorophenol (PCP), and have been studied separately under various conditions. Because rate and extent of PCP degradation, as well as formation of transformation products, can differ among PCP-metabolizing mic...

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Published in:	Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 230 - 237
Main Authors:	Pfender, W.F. (Kansas State University, Manhattan.), Maggard, S.P, Gander, L.K, Watrud, L.S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Springer-Verlag 01-08-1997 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Basidiomycota - metabolism BIODECONTAMINACION BIODEGRADACION BIODEGRADATION Biodegradation, Environmental - drug effects Biological and medical sciences BIOREMEDIATION Carbon Radioisotopes Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration Flavobacterium Flavobacterium - metabolism Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Isotope Labeling MICROBIAL DEGRADATION Mineralization Pentachlorophenol Pentachlorophenol - metabolism Pesticides - metabolism Pseudomonas Pseudomonas - metabolism Reference Standards SOIL Soil Microbiology Soil Pollutants - metabolism SOL Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet SUELO Pseudomonadales Biodegradation Flavobacteriaceae Pesticides Basidiomycetes Laboratory scale Sandy soil Soil pollution Pseudomonas Fungi Flavobacterium Phanerochaete Mineralization Bacteria Pseudomonadaceae Pentachlorophenol Ecological recovery Comparative study Thallophyta
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Summary:	Bacteria and fungi have been proposed as bioremediation agents for soil polluted with pentachlorophenol (PCP), and have been studied separately under various conditions. Because rate and extent of PCP degradation, as well as formation of transformation products, can differ among PCP-metabolizing microbes and can be influenced by soil conditions, the study described here compares the activity under similar soil conditions of two bacteria (strains of Pseudomonas and Flavobacterium) and a fungus (Phanerochaete sordida) with respect to laboratory-scale bioremediation of a sandy, low-organic matter soil that was amended with known quantities of radiolabelled PCP.
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ISSN:	0007-4861 1432-0800
DOI:	10.1007/s001289900469