title: Bacterial degradation of dichloromethane in cultures and natural environments.
abstract: Dichloromethane (DCM) is a toxic pollutant showing prolonged persistence in water. DCM biodegradation is usually determined from increases in Cl ions, gas chromatography, or by using radioisotopes. Herein, we present an original and easy spectrophotometric method to estimate DCM concentrations in cultures and environmental samples during DCM biodegradation experiments.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia.
authors.forename: Valentina I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Krausova
authors.forename: Frank T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Robb
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*; D020580:Methylobacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008752:Methylene Chloride