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. 1986 Jul;52(1):203–205. doi: 10.1128/aem.52.1.203-205.1986

Oxidation of Chloroform in an Aerobic Soil Exposed to Natural Gas

S E Strand 1,*, L Shippert 1
PMCID: PMC203451  PMID: 16347110

Abstract

Acclimation of a sandy soil to an air-natural gas mixture stimulated the biological oxidation of chloroform to carbon dioxide. Acetylene and methane inhibited chloroform oxidation. Chloroform oxidation continued up to 31 days in the absence of methane. Chloroform oxidation rates increased at chloroform concentrations up to 5 μg g of soil-1.

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