Derek Lovley
Derek Lovley
added bacteria carbon harmful immediate produced saw virtually
When we added sulfate to the aquifer, we saw virtually immediate stimulation of benzene removal. The bacteria oxidized benzene and produced carbon dioxide, which is not harmful to the environment,
faced massively
We were faced with a massively contaminated site,
might present process proved work works
This process might not work in all petroleum-contaminated aquifers, but we have proved it works where there are sulfate-reducing microbes present in the environment.