Microbial Degradation of Ethylenediaminetetraacetate in Soils and Sediments1

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1 January 1975

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology

Vol. 30 (2) , 327-329
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.30.2.327-329.1975

Abstract

[¹⁴C]ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) was shown to be slowly biodegraded to ¹⁴CO₂ in soils and sediments under aerobic conditions and by microorganisms in mixed liquid culture. EDTA chelates of Cu, Cd, Zn, Mn, Ca, and Fe added to soil were equally degraded, while Ni-EDTA was degraded more slowly.

Keywords

MICROORGANISMS
EDTA
14CO2
AEROBIC
SEDIMENTS1
SOILS
CHELATES
ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATE

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