Ramirez N, Cutright T, Ju LK. Pyrene biodegradatin in aqueous solutions and soil slurries by Mycobacterium PYR-1 and enriched consortium.
CHEMOSPHERE 2001;
44:1079-1086. [PMID:
11513394 DOI:
10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00475-6]
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Abstract
To better understand complex bioavailability issues, pyrene degradation was examined in aqueous and soil slurry solutions using pure Mycobacterium sp. PYR-1 and a microbial consortium. The intrinsic rates of the aqueous pyrene degradation were very similar, 1.3 x 10(-9) microg pyrene/CFU-h for Mycobacterium sp. PYR-1 and 1.1 x 10(-9) microg pyrene/CFU-h for the consortium. Rates were much lower with the soil-slurry experiments, ranging from 1.2 x 10(-12) to 7.8 x 10(-10) microg/CFU-h, depicting the strong negative effects of soils on bioavailability. Supernatants from the slurry experiments were found to increase the aqueous-phase pyrene solubility significantly. Pyrene solubility was increased from 120.5 to over 230 microg/l. However, the linear adsorption constants of pyrene on the soil were reduced.
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