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Low‐Temperature MTBE Biodegradation in Aquifer Sediments with a History of Low, Seasonal Ground Water Temperatures
Author(s) -
Bradley P.M.,
Landmeyer J.E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
groundwater monitoring and remediation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-6592
pISSN - 1069-3629
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2006.00075.x
Subject(s) - aquifer , groundwater , environmental chemistry , mineralization (soil science) , biodegradation , environmental science , contamination , methyl tert butyl ether , hydrology (agriculture) , chemistry , geology , ether , soil science , soil water , ecology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , biology
Sediments from two shallow, methyl tert ‐butyl ether (MTBE)–contaminated aquifers, with mean ground water temperatures ∼10°C, demonstrated significant mineralization of [U‐ 14 C] MTBE to 14 CO 2 at incubation temperatures as low as 4°C. These results indicate that microbial degradation can continue to contribute to the attenuation of MTBE in ground water under wintertime, low‐temperature conditions.