title: Chloroethene biodegradation in sediments at 4 degrees C.
abstract: Microbial reductive dechlorination of [1,2-14C]trichloroethene to [14C]cis-dichloroethene and [14C]vinyl chloride was observed at 4 degrees C in anoxic microcosms prepared with cold temperature-adapted aquifer and river sediments from Alaska. Microbial anaerobic oxidation of [1,2-14C]cis-dichloroethene and [1,2-14C]vinyl chloride to 14CO2 also was observed under these conditions.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Geological Survey, 720 Gracern Rd., Suite 129, Columbia, SC 29210, USA. pbradley@usgs.gov
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Chapelle
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005025:Ethylene Dichlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014241:Trichloroethylene / Q000378:metabolism*; D014752:Vinyl Chloride / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D005025:Ethylene Dichlorides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014241:Trichloroethylene; D014752:Vinyl Chloride