Isotopic fractionation of methyl tert-butyl ether suggests different initial reaction mechanisms during aerobic biodegradation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2793-2799

  Mckelvie, Jennifer R ^a   Hyman, Michael R ^b   Elsner, Martin ^c   Smith, Christy ^b   Aslett, Denise M ^b   Lacrampe Couloume, Georges ^a   Lollar, Barbara Sherwood ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Department of Geology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATIONS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; DIFFERENT SLOPES; ETHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHERS; ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENTS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS; METHOXY; METHYL-TERT-BUTYL ETHERS; PSEUDONOCARDIA; REACTION MECHANISMS; TERT-AMYL ALCOHOLS; TERT-AMYL METHYL ETHERS; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOLS;

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARRIER MOBILITY; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION; STRAIN;

BIODEGRADATION;

2 METHYL 2 BUTANOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; HYDROGEN; TERT AMYL METHYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METABOLISM; MTBE; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; KINETICS; METHYLIBIUM PETROLEIPHILUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; OXIDATION; PSEUDONOCARDIAC TETRAHYDROFURANOXYDAN; PSEUDONOCARDIACEAE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; METHYL ETHERS;

METHYLIBIUM; METHYLIBIUM PETROLEIPHILUM; PSEUDONOCARDIA;

EID: 65249109736     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es803307y     Document Type: Article

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