Implications of microbial adaptation for the assessment of environmental persistence of chemicals
BAJ Poursat, RJM van Spanning… - Critical Reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Persistency of organic chemicals is a key property in their environmental risk assessment.
Information on persistency is often derived from the results of biodegradability screening …
Information on persistency is often derived from the results of biodegradability screening …
Environmental pollution promotes selection of microbial degradation pathways
JR van der Meer - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Astonishing as it may seem, one organism's waste is often ideal food for another. Many
waste products generated by human activities are routinely degraded by microorganisms …
waste products generated by human activities are routinely degraded by microorganisms …
Refinement of biodegradation tests methodologies and the proposed utility of new microbial ecology techniques
A Kowalczyk, TJ Martin, OR Price, JR Snape… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Society׳ s reliance upon chemicals over the last few decades has led to their increased
production, application and release into the environment. Determination of chemical …
production, application and release into the environment. Determination of chemical …
Methodological advances to study contaminant biotransformation: new prospects for understanding and reducing environmental persistence?
Complex microbial communities in environmental systems play a key role in the
detoxification of chemical contaminants by transforming them into less active metabolites or …
detoxification of chemical contaminants by transforming them into less active metabolites or …
Effects of adaptation on biodegradation rates in sediment/water cores from estuarine and freshwater environments
JC Spain, PH Pritchard… - Applied and Environmental …, 1980 - Am Soc Microbiol
Experiments were devised to determine whether exposure to xenobiotics would cause
microbial populations to degrade the compounds more rapidly during subsequent …
microbial populations to degrade the compounds more rapidly during subsequent …
Biodegradability studies with organic priority pollutant compounds
HH Tabak, SA Quave, CI Mashni, EF Barth - Journal (Water Pollution Control …, 1981 - JSTOR
The aim of this project was to determine the biodegradability of all the organic compounds
listed on the EPA Consent Decree. A static-flask screening procedure, using wastewater …
listed on the EPA Consent Decree. A static-flask screening procedure, using wastewater …
Scientific concepts and methods for moving persistence assessments into the 21st century
R Davenport, P Curtis‐Jackson… - Integrated …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The evaluation of a chemical substance's persistence is key to understanding its
environmental fate, exposure concentration, and, ultimately, environmental risk. Traditional …
environmental fate, exposure concentration, and, ultimately, environmental risk. Traditional …
Role of chemical concentration and second carbon sources in acclimation of microbial communities for biodegradation
BA Wiggins, M Alexander - Applied and environmental …, 1988 - Am Soc Microbiol
A study was conducted to determine the role of concentration of the test chemical, of a
second organic compound, and of mutation in the acclimation period before the …
second organic compound, and of mutation in the acclimation period before the …
Emerging chemicals and the evolution of biodegradation capacities and pathways in bacteria
BA Kolvenbach, DE Helbling, HPE Kohler… - Current opinion in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bacteria exploit a variety of mechanisms to access new chemical
substrates.•Gene duplication can lead to rapid evolution of new or more efficient …
substrates.•Gene duplication can lead to rapid evolution of new or more efficient …
Acclimation strategy to increase phenol tolerance of an anaerobic microbiota
C Madigou, S Poirier, C Bureau, O Chapleur - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
A wide variety of inhibitory substances can induce anaerobic digester upset or failure. In this
work the possibility to improve the resistance of an anaerobic microbiota to a common …
work the possibility to improve the resistance of an anaerobic microbiota to a common …