Bacterial degradation of acetone in an outdoor model stream
Environmental Pollution
By: R. E. Rathbun, D. W. Stephens, and D. Y. Tai
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Abstract
Diurnal variations of the acetone concentration in an outdoor model stream were measured with and without a nitrate supplement to determine if the nitrate supplement would stimulate bacterial degradation of the acetone. Acetone loss coefficients were computed from the diurnal data using a fitting procedure based on a Lagrangian particle model. The coefficients indicated that bacterial degradation of the acetone was occurring in the downstream part of the stream during the nitrate addition. However, the acetone concentrations stabilized at values considerably above the limit of detection for acetone determination, in contrast to laboratory respirometer studies where the acetone concentration decreased rapidly to less than the detection limit, once bacterial acclimation to the acetone had occurred. One possible explanation for the difference in behavior was the limited 6-hour residence time of the acetone in the model stream.
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Rathbun, R.E., Stephens, D.W., and Tai, D.Y., 1993, Bacterial degradation of acetone in an outdoor model stream: Environmental Pollution, v. 79, no. 2, p. 153-162, https://doi.org/10.1016/0269-7491(93)90065-V.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Bacterial degradation of acetone in an outdoor model stream |
| Series title | Environmental Pollution |
| DOI | 10.1016/0269-7491(93)90065-V |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Environmental Pollution |
| First page | 153 |
| Last page | 162 |