title: Effects of some alkyl phenols on methanogenic degradation of phenol.
abstract: The effects of six phenolic compounds (o-, m-, and p-cresol and 2-, 3-, and 4-ethylphenol) on the anaerobic biodegradation of phenol was examined in batch methanogenic cultures. Results showed that ethylphenols were more inhibitory of phenol degradation than were cresols. The inhibitory effects of the three isomers of cresol and ethylphenol did not vary with the isomer but rather with the substituted functional group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506.
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Suidan
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Pfeffer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Najm
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental / Q000187:drug effects; D003408:Cresols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D003408:Cresols; D010636:Phenols; C042291:4-ethylphenol