Biodegradability of compound

Table 21b. Effect of substitution on the biodegradability of compounds of the type (C6H4R)2CHCC13 [290]...

Hydroxyl groups, 9 390-391 in salicylic acid reactions, 22 4 biodegradability of compounds with, 25 826... 

Aerobic conditions generally favor the biodegradation of compounds with a small number of halogens, while anaerobic conditions favor the... 

Morgan P, Watkinson RJ (1994) Biodegradation of compounds of petroleum. In Radedge C (ed) Biochemistry of microbial degradation. Kluwer, The Netherlands,... 

Marsh and Pond S ediments. Herbicides and pesticides are detectable ia marsh and pond sediments, but intrinsic biodegradation is usually found to be occurting. Littie work has yet been presented where the biodegradation of these compounds has been successfully stimulated by a bioremediation approach. 

Polyesters are known to be produced by many bacteria as intracellular reserve materials for use as a food source during periods of environmental stress. They have received a great deal of attention since the 1970s because they are biodegradable, can be processed as plastic materials, are produced from renewable resources, and can be produced by many bacteria in a range of compositions. The thermoplastic polymers have properties that vary from soft elastomers to rigid brittie plastics in accordance with the stmcture of the pendent side-chain of the polyester. The general stmcture of this class of compounds is shown by (3), where R = CH3, n = >100, and m = 0-8. 

Table 13. Relative Biodegradability of Certain Organic Compounds...

Livingston, A.G., Freitas dos Santos, L.M., Extraction and Biodegradation of a Toxic Volatile Organic Compound (1,2 dichloroethane) from Wastewater in a Membrane Bioreactor, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, v.42, pp.421-431, 1994. 

The properties of an organic tracing compound should minimize loss while in transit. There are two main sources of dye loss, non-adsorptive loss and adsorptive loss. Nonadsorptive losses can be due, among other reasons, to photochemical decomposition, chemical decay, pH effects, and biodegradation of the compound by microorganisms. Adsorption of the tracer onto both organic and inorganic substrates is often irreversible and can be a source of much loss. 

A preliminary test for the biodegradability of the 3-phenyl- and 3-carbamoyl-2(lH)pyridones was conducted in a barnyard humus suspension. The analysis by HPLC showed some loss, and the fluorescent compounds seemed to be adsorbed onto the solid. The 3-carbamoyl-2(lH)pyridone (II) also hydrolyzed to 3-carboxylic acid-2(lH)pyridone both in the slurry test and in water solutions that had been left standing 1-2 weeks. In preliminary tests both the 3-phenyl- and the 3-carbamoyl-2(lH)pyridones apparently adsorbed to some extent on silica sand columns. In addition, the solubility of both 1-H compounds was somewhat low, 1.3 x 10 M for II, and 1.0 x 10 M for IV. 

Stasinakis AS, Thomaidis NS, Nikoiaou A, Kantifes A (2005) Aerobic biodegradation of organotin compounds in activated siudge batch reactors. Environmental Pollution, 134(3) 431-438. 

The environmental fate and behavior of compounds depends on their physical, chemical, and biochemical properties. Individual OPs differ considerably from one another in their properties and, consequently, in their environmental behavior and the way they are used as pesticides. Pesticide chemists and formulators have been able to exploit the properties of individual OPs in order to achieve more effective and more environment-friendly pest control, for example, in the development of compounds like chlorfenviphos, which has enough stability and a sufficiently low vapor pressure to be effective as an insecticidal seed dressing, but, like other OPs, is readily biodegradable thus, it was introduced as a more environment-friendly alternative to persistent OCs as a seed dressing. 

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