title: Reductive dehalogenation and conversion of 2-chlorophenol to 3-chlorobenzoate in a methanogenic sediment community: implications for predicting the environmental fate of chlorinated pollutants.
abstract: Biotransformation of 2-chlorophenol by a methanogenic sediment community resulted in the transient accumulation of phenol and benzoate. 3-Chlorobenzoate was a more persistent product of 2-chlorophenol metabolism. The anaerobic biotransformation of phenol to benzoate presumably occurred via para-carboxylation and dehydroxylation reactions, which may also explain the observed conversion of 2-chlorophenol to 3-chlorobenzoate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. jgb4@lehigh.edu
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stahl
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Rittmann
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001711:Biotransformation; D002723:Chlorobenzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D007700:Kinetics
chemical_list: D002723:Chlorobenzoates; D002733:Chlorophenols; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; C036427:3-chlorobenzoic acid; C030683:2-chlorophenol