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. 1994 Jun;60(6):2170-5.
doi: 10.1128/aem.60.6.2170-2175.1994.

Microbial transformation of nitroaromatics in surface soils and aquifer materials

P M Bradley  1 , F H Chapelle, J E Landmeyer, J G Schumacher
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Microbial transformation of nitroaromatics in surface soils and aquifer materials

P M Bradley et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1994 Jun.

Abstract

Microorganisms indigenous to surface soils and aquifer materials collected at a munitions-contaminated site transformed 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT), and 2,6-dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT) to amino-nitro intermediates within 20 to 70 days. Carbon mineralization studies with both unlabeled (TNT, 2,4-DNT, and 2,6-DNT) and radiolabeled ([C]TNT) substrates indicated that a significant fraction of these source compounds was degraded to CO(2).

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