Low-temperature MTBE biodegradation in aquifer sediments with a history of low, seasonal ground water temperatures

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation
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Abstract

Sediments from two shallow, methyl tert‐butyl ether (MTBE)–contaminated aquifers, with mean ground water temperatures ∼10°C, demonstrated significant mineralization of [U‐14C] MTBE to 14CO2 at incubation temperatures as low as 4°C. These results indicate that microbial degradation can continue to contribute to the attenuation of MTBE in ground water under wintertime, low‐temperature conditions.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Low-temperature MTBE biodegradation in aquifer sediments with a history of low, seasonal ground water temperatures
Series title Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2006.00075.x
Volume 26
Issue 1
Year Published 2006
Language English
Publisher Wiley
Contributing office(s) Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
Description 5 p.
First page 101
Last page 105
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