title: Complete mineralization of benzene by aquifer microorganisms under strictly anaerobic conditions.
abstract: Benzene was mineralized to CO2 by aquifer-derived microorganisms under strictly anaerobic conditions. The degradation occurred in microcosms containing gasoline-contaminated subsurface sediment from Seal Beach, California, and anaerobic, sulfide-reduced defined mineral medium supplemented with 20 mM sulfate. Benzene, at initial concentrations ranging from 40 to 200 microM, was depleted in all microcosms and more than 90% of 14C-labeled benzene was mineralized to 14CO2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, California 94305-4020.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grbić-Galić
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001554:Benzene / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005742:Gasoline; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D013431:Sulfates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D001554:Benzene