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. 1992 Aug;58(8):2663-6.
doi: 10.1128/aem.58.8.2663-2666.1992.

Complete mineralization of benzene by aquifer microorganisms under strictly anaerobic conditions

E A Edwards  1 , D Grbić-Galić
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Complete mineralization of benzene by aquifer microorganisms under strictly anaerobic conditions

E A Edwards et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992 Aug.

Abstract

Benzene was mineralized to CO2 by aquifer-derived microorganisms under strictly anaerobic conditions. The degradation occurred in microcosms containing gasoline-contaminated subsurface sediment from Seal Beach, California, and anaerobic, sulfide-reduced defined mineral medium supplemented with 20 mM sulfate. Benzene, at initial concentrations ranging from 40 to 200 microM, was depleted in all microcosms and more than 90% of 14C-labeled benzene was mineralized to 14CO2.

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