MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF MULTIPLE HALOGENATED AROMATIC COMPOUNDS

摘要

Bacteria of the genus Brevibacterium which are able to utilise dibenzofuran and 2-bromodibenzofuran as sole source of carbon are employed for the biological cleanup of soils, sediments and leachates containing halodibenzodioxin and -dibenzofuran. Microorganism strains of this type are used for the microbial degradation of polyhalogenated polycyclic aromatic compounds, especially of halodibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. It is possible to add monocyclic aromatic compounds, preferably phenol or toluene, as inducers.