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Dual augmentation for aerobic bioremediation of MTBE and TCE pollution in heavy metal-contaminated soil
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fernandes, Viviane Conde Albergaria, J. T. Oliva-Teles, Teresa Delerue-Matos, Cristina Marco, Paolo De |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | In this work we isolated from soil and characterized several bacterial strains capable of either resisting high concentrations of heavy metals (Cd2+ or Hg2+ or Pb2+) or degrading the common soil and groundwater pollutants MTBE (methyl-tert-butyl ether) or TCE (trichloroethylene). We then used soil microcosms exposed to MTBE (50 mg/l) or TCE (50 mg/l) in the presence of one heavy metal (Cd 10 ppm or Hg 5 ppm or Pb 50 or 100 ppm) and two bacterial isolates at a time, a degrader plus a metal-resistant strain. Some of these two-membered consortia showed degradation efficiencies well higher (49–182% higher) than those expected under the conditions employed, demonstrating the occurrence of a synergetic relationship between the strains used. Our results show the efficacy of the dual augmentation strategy for MTBE and TCE bioremediation in the presence of heavy metals. |
| Starting Page | 375 |
| Ending Page | 382 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10532-008-9228-9 |
| PubMed reference number | 18987783 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 20 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://recipp.ipp.pt/bitstream/10400.22/2973/4/ART_VFernandes_2009_GRAQ.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-008-9228-9 |
| Journal | Biodegradation |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
