Strategy for Remediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls-Contaminated Soil Through Redox Management Based on Electronegativity of the Contaminants

In this study, the use of methanol as electron donor with cow dung as the general microbial inoculum resulted in high specific rate of degradation (0.0542-0.0637 /day) for high-chlorinated biphenyls. The % removal of PCBs ranged between 67.7 and 71.7%. It may be the first study on the application of methanol as a cheap electron donor for PCBs biodegradation without bioaugmentation with specifically selected microorganisms.PMID:38151599 | DOI:10.1007/s00128-023-03847-w
Source: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Source Type: research