Abstract
Biotransformation of the toxic industrial pollutants, aniline and 4-chloroaniline (para-chloroaniline, PCA) was investigated in sediments from DuPont Chambers Works in southern New Jersey. Sediments were obtained from contaminated and background (lightly contaminated) locations of an aquifer and freshwater canal. Aniline loss was observed under aerobic, Fe(lll)-reducing, nitrate-reducing, sulfate-reducing and methanogenic conditions in microcosms prepared using background aquifer sediments. In contaminated aquifer material, aniline loss occurred readily only under Fe(lll)-reducing conditions. Results suggest that aniline contamination may be amenable to biological treatment under anoxic or anaerobic conditions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 227-230 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | ACS, Division of Environmental Chemistry - Preprints of Extended Abstracts |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2008 |
| Event | American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry Preprints of Extended Abstracts 2008 - Philadelphia, United States Duration: Aug 17 2008 → Aug 21 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry