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Bioremediation of organic compounds--putting microbial metabolism to work
1Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218.
Trends in Biotechnology
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
Microorganisms can metabolize many aliphatic and aromatic organic contaminants, either to obtain carbon and/or energy for growth, or as co-substrates, thus converting them to products such as carbon dioxide, water, chloride and biomass. These biotransformations can be exploited for treatment of contaminated soils and ground water.