Isotopic evidence suggests different initial reaction mechanisms for anaerobic benzene biodegradation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 8290-8296

  Mancini, Silvia A ^a,c   Devine, Cheryl E ^a   Elsner, Martin ^b   Nandi, Monisha E ^a   Ulrich, Ania C ^a,d   Edwards, Elizabeth A ^a   Lollar, Barbara Sherwood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE BIODEGRADATIONS; CARBON AND HYDROGENS; CULTURE CONDITIONS; ENRICHMENT CULTURES; KINETIC DATUMS; KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS; METABOLIC REACTIONS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES; REACTION MECHANISMS; REACTION STEPS; REDUCING CONDITIONS; RELATIVE REACTIONS; BENZENE BIODEGRADATION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; ISOTOPIC DATA; KINETIC DATA; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; REACTION MECHANISM; SULFATE REDUCING; SULFATE-REDUCING CONDITIONS;

BENZENE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLATION; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; NITRATES; OXYGEN; KINETICS; REACTION KINETICS;

REACTION KINETICS; BIODEGRADATION;

BENZENE; CARBON; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENETICS; REACTION KINETICS;

ALKYLATION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON ISOTOPES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 56449111967     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es801107g     Document Type: Article

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