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Degradation of Microbicides under Different Environmental Conditions
Author(s) -
VOETS J. P.,
PIPYN P.,
VAN LANCKER P.,
VERSTRAETE W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1976.tb00592.x
Subject(s) - biocide , sewage , environmental science , anaerobic exercise , biodegradation , ecotoxicity , aquatic ecosystem , pollution , water pollution , microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases , aquatic environment , degradation (telecommunications) , waste management , environmental chemistry , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , chemistry , biology , ecology , population , telecommunications , computer science , health services , physiology , demography , organic chemistry , toxicity , sociology , engineering
To determine the biodegradability of some widely used microbicides, these products were dissolved in a mineral solution and synthetic sewage and their breakdown was followed under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The results indicated that most biocides will not raise pollution problems provided they are discharged into domestic sewage and subsequently treated by aerobic water purification systems. However, all but a few of the biocides tested failed to be degraded in tests simulating conditions prevailing in oligotrophic aquatic systems or in anaerobic ecosystems.