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Many laboratories have been researching methods to accelerate in situ bioremediation of MTBE and TBA. Most of the focus has been on aerobic bioremediation because there are a number of aerobes known to utilize MTBE as a sole carbon and energy source; however, past research with the BTEX compounds indicates that anaerobic bioremediation can be just as effective as aerobic bioremediation (Lovley, 1997).
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Finneran, K.T., Lovley, D.R. (2003). Anaerobic In Situ Bioremediation. In: Moyer, E.E., Kostecki, P.T. (eds) MTBE Remediation Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0021-6_13
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