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. 1975 Aug;30(2):327-9.
doi: 10.1128/am.30.2.327-329.1975.

Microbial degradation of ethylenediaminetetraacetate in soils and sediments

J M Tiedje  1
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Microbial degradation of ethylenediaminetetraacetate in soils and sediments

J M Tiedje. Appl Microbiol. 1975 Aug.

Abstract

[C]ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) was shown to be slowly biodegraded to CO(2) in soils and sediments under aerobic conditions and by microorganisms in mixed liquid culture. EDTA chelates of Cu, Cd, Zn, Mn, Ca, and Fe added to soil were equally degraded, while Ni-EDTA was degraded more slowly.

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