Biodegradation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane
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Juli L. Sherwood; James N. Petersen; Rodney S. Skeen
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A denitrifying consortium capable of degrading carbon tetrachloride (CT) was shown to also degrade 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA). Fed-batch experiments demonstrated that the specific rate of TCA degradation by the consortium was comparable to the specific rate of CT degradation (approximately 0.01 L/g