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Table 1 Products from biodegradation of [ 14 C] CT and [ 14 C] CF by DHM-1

From: Biodegradation of high concentrations of halomethanes by a fermentative enrichment culture

14C added as:

% of14C added recovered asa

CH4

CO

CM

DCM

CS2

CF

CT

otherb

CO2

Solublec

Lossd

CT

0.1

14

0.3

0

5.2

2.2

0

0.1

51

27

0

CF

0.5

67

0

0

0

0.9

0.2

0.8

2.7

15

13

  1. aNumbers in bold represent the main products formed.
  2. bOther volatile 14C-labeled compounds that were not identified.
  3. c 14C-labeled compounds that remained after sparging samples under acidic conditions; HPLC analysis indicated the majority of this fraction consisted of organic acids (see text).
  4. dLoss = amount of 14C added that was not accounted for in the other compounds or categories listed.