Premium
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.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom