Anaerobic Degradation of Chloroaromatic Compounds in Aquatic Sediments under a Variety of Enrichment Conditions †
AUTOR(ES)
Genthner, Barbara R. Sharak
RESUMO
Anaerobic degradation of monochlorophenols and monochlorobenzoates in a variety of aquatic sediments was compared under four enrichment conditions. A broader range of compounds was degraded in enrichments inoculated with sediment exposed to industrial effluents. Degradation of chloroaromatic compounds was observed most often in methanogenic enrichments and in enrichments amended with 1 mM bromoethane sulfonic acid. Degradation was observed least often in enrichments with added nitrate or sulfate. The presence of 10 mM bromoethane sulfonic acid prevented or inhibited degradation of most compounds tested. Primary enrichments in which KNO3 was periodically replenished to maintain enrichment characteristics degraded chlorobenzoates, but not chlorophenols. In contrast, primary enrichments in which Na2SO4 was periodically replenished failed to degrade any chloroaromatic compounds. Upon transfer to fresh medium, none of the sulfate enrichments required the presence of Na2SO4 for degradation, while only two nitrate enrichments required the presence of KNO3 for degradation. As a class of compounds, chlorophenols were degraded more readily than chlorobenzoates. However, as individual compounds 3-chlorobenzoate, 2-chlorophenol, and 3-chlorophenol degradation was observed most often and with an equal frequency. Within the chlorophenol class, the relative order of degradability was ortho > meta > para, while that of chlorobenzoates was meta > ortho > para, In laboratory transfers, 2-chlorobenzoate, 3-chlorobenzoate, and 2-chlorophenol degradation was most easily maintained, while degradation of para-chlorinated compounds was very difficult to maintain.
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