In vitro degradation of dicyclopentadiene by microbial consortia isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1051-1060

  Stehmeier, L G ^a,b   Jack, T R ^b   Voordouw, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Novacor Res and Technology Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biometer flask; Bioremediation; Dicyclopentadiene; GC MS; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

DICYCLOPENTADIENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029798390     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-135     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Amoore, J.E., and Hautala, E. 1983. Odor as an aid to chemical safety: odor thresholds compared with threshold limit values and volatilities for 214 industrial chemicals in air and water dilution. J. Appl. Toxicol. 3: 272-290.
2. Bartha, R., and Pramer, D. 1965. Features of a flask and method for measuring the persistence and biological effects of a pesticide in soil. Soil Sci. 100: 68-70.
3. Bochner, B.R. 1989. Sleuthing out bacterial identities. Nature (London), 339: 157-158.
4. EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1991. ASTER (Assessment Tools for the Evaluation of Risk ) data base. U.S. EPA, Scientific Outreach Program, Environmental Research Laboratory - Duluth, Minn.
5. Hansch, C., and Leo, A. 1995. Exploring QSAR: fundamentals and applications in chemistry and biology. Vol. 1. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. pp. 206-217.
6. Howard, P.H., Boethling, R.S., Jarvis, W.F., Meylan, W.M. and Michalenko, E.M. 1991. Handbook of environmental degradation rates. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Mich.
7. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1990. Wiley 138K mass spectra data base. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York.
8. Niemi, G.J., Veith, G.D., Regal, R.R., and Vaishnav, D.D. 1987. Structured features associated with degradable and persistent chemicals. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 6: 515-527.
9. Spanggord, R.J., Chou, T.W. and Mabey, W.R. 1979. Studies of environmental fates of DIMP and DCPD. Contract no. DAMD 17-78-C-8053, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Md. SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif. Rep. AD-AO78 236/7.
10. Stehmeier, L.G., Jack, T.R., Shen, Y., and Voordouw, G. 1995. Biodegradation of dicyclopentadiene in the laboratory and field by a bacterial consortium. In Proceedings of the 12th Annual BIOMINET Meeting, 9 November 1995, Calgary, Alta. Edited by L. Lortie, W.D. Gould, and M. Stichbury. CANMET, Ottawa, Ont. pp. 31-44.
11. Strong-Gunderson, J., and Palumbo, A.V. 1994. Alternative method for rapidly screening microbial isolates for their potential to degrade volatile contaminants. J. Ind. Microbiol. 13: 361-366.
12. Szekeres, G., Siklós, P., Nagy, L., and Jelinek, L. 1977. Thermal dimerization of cyclopentadiene and its reaction with isoprene. Period. Polytech. Chem. Eng. 21: 13-26.
13. van Breemen, R.B., Fenselau, C.C., Cotter, R.J. Curtis, A.J., and Connolly, G. 1987. Derivatives of dicyclopentadiene in ground water. Biomed. Environ. Mass Spectrom. 14: 97-102.
14. Waddell, T.G., Carter, A.D., Miller, T.J., and Pagni, R.M. 1992. Chromium(VI) oxidation of tertiary unsaturated alcohols. Oxidative fragmentation of 2-substituted bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-ols. J. Org. Chem. 57: 381-383.
15. Williams, R.T. 1986. Microbial transformation of DIMP, DBCP, DCPD, dithiane, and dieldrin at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. 86th Annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 23-28 March 1986, Washington, D.C., Abstr. Q 19.