Production via putrefaction

Table III. Hydrogen Sulfide Production Via Putrefaction Third Sister and Frains Lakes...

Although hydrogen sulfide production via putrefaction correlated strongly with numbers of proteolytic bacteria (r=0.94,0.86), none was found for protein (r=0.16) or organic carbon (r=034) in Third Sister Lake. The significance of this is not known due to the many associated uncertainties, but it seems reasonable to assume that protein input would result in enhanced hydrogen sulfide production via putrefaction. Results of experiments to test this in laboratory bioreactor studies indicated that protein (egg albumin) added at the rate of approximately 20 ppm d 1 increased the population of putrefying bacteria by 90 percent and the rate of sulfide production via putrefaction by... 

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