Metabolism of 14C-naphthalene in marine sediments.
Metabolism of 14C-naphthalene was studied in aerobic and anaerobic marine sediments from the Mumbai coast, India using a continuous flow-through system for 5 weeks. There was no volatilisation of naphthalene from anaerobic sediment. Naphthalene underwent more extensive mineralization in aerobic sediment (31.6% of the applied activity) than in anaerobic sediment (5% of the applied activity). No metabolite of naphthalene was present in sediments at the end of the incubation period.
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Nuclear Agriculture & Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India.
Sherkhane
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D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000502:physiology; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000502:physiology; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014835:Volatilization; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C007229:decalin