Mutant Strains for Biodegradation of PCBs in Bioreactor System

Proceedings of the 1989 Georgia Water Resources Conference, May 16-17, 1989, Athens, Georgia.The desirable physical and chemical properties of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) allowed their widespread use in industry. During the past 45 years, the total world production of PCBs has exceeded one million tons, approximately 40% of which was released into waterways. This investigation was conducted to develop microbial systems able to resist high levels of PCB (1248 and 1254) and to use these compounds as a sole source of carbon and energy. We also examined the rate of Carbon-14-PCB (C-14-PCB) uptake and its fate in bacterial cells as well as its removal from waste using activated charcoal (AC).Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology.This book was published by the Institute of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (P.L. 98242). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors