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Degradation of Phenylcarbamates in Soil by Mixed Suspension of IPC‐Adapted Microorganisms
Author(s) -
McClure George W.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq1972.00472425000100020016x
Subject(s) - microorganism , suspension (topology) , environmental chemistry , degradation (telecommunications) , population , chemistry , microbial biodegradation , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , biology , bacteria , mathematics , medicine , telecommunications , genetics , homotopy , computer science , pure mathematics , engineering , environmental health
A mixed suspension of microorganisms containing at least 7 tentatively identified genera was derived from a liquid mixture of soil and IPC. This suspension, when applied to nonsterile greenhouse soil flats, markedly reduced or eliminated the toxicity of the phenylcarbamates IPC, CIPC, and Swep to several test plant species. The suspension of microorganisms was effective in the soil for between 2 and 3 months. These findings have implications for the degradation of chemicals resistent to the native soil population.