title: Microbial degradation of xenobiotic, aromatic pollutants in humic water.
abstract: The microbial degradation of a number of 14C-labeled, recalcitrant, aromatic pollutants, including trichloroguaiacol and di-, tri-, and pentachlorophenol, was investigated in aquatic model systems in the laboratory. Natural, mixed cultures of microorganisms in the water from a brown-water lake with a high content of humic compounds mineralized all of the tested substances to a higher degree than did microorganisms in the water from a clear-water lake. Dichlorophenol was the most rapidly degraded pollutant.
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000378:metabolism*; D006139:Guaiacol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D008627:Mercuric Chloride; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism; D010416:Pentachlorophenol / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D002733:Chlorophenols; D008903:Minerals; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C043374:3,4-dichlorophenol; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C009534:2,4,5-trichlorophenol; D008627:Mercuric Chloride; D006139:Guaiacol; D010416:Pentachlorophenol