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Reductive dehalogenation of trichlorophenol in sediment from Rio-Bogotá, Colombia: the potential for intrinsic bioremediation and biostimulation

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The domestic and industrial wastes from approximately 8 million residents are discharged to the Rio-Bogotá river. This study demonstrates the reductive dehalogenation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol by Rio-Bogotá sediments and that the addition of an external carbon source can stimulate the process in microcosms.

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This work was supported by the División de Investigación, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá (DIB). We are grateful to Matilde Nino-Murcia and Bernard Dutka for their critical and helpful comments on the manuscript.

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  1. Laboratorio Ambiental, Instituto de Biotecnología - Edificio Manuel Ancizar, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

    M. C. Gracía-Chaves, Z. Arbeli, E. C. Plazas & M. C. Díaz-Báez

  2. Departamento de Agronomía, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá, A.A. 14490, Bogota, DC, Colombia

    Z. Arbeli

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Gracía-Chaves, M.C., Arbeli, Z., Plazas, E.C. et al. Reductive dehalogenation of trichlorophenol in sediment from Rio-Bogotá, Colombia: the potential for intrinsic bioremediation and biostimulation. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 23, 1493–1495 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-007-9382-y

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