METABOLISM OF 14C-NAPHTHALENE IN MARINE SEDIMENTS.

Autor: Murthy, N. B. K.1, Sherkhane, P. D.1, Kale, S. P.1
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Zdroj: Environmental Technology. Nov2002, Vol. 23 Issue 11, p1271-1273. 3p.
Abstrakt: Metabolism of 14C-naphthalene was studied in aerobic and anaerobic marine sediments from the Mumbai coast, India using a continuous flow-through system for 5 weeks. There was no volatilisation of naphthalene from anaerobic sediment. Naphthalene underwent more extensive mineralization in aerobic sediment (31.6% of the applied activity) than in anaerobic sediment (5% of the applied activity). No metabolite of naphthalene was present in sediments at the end of the incubation period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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