Date: May 01, 2012 Source: Press Release (
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BCI will have a second poster on display at the Battelle Conference in Monterey, CA which documents an innovative approach to eliminating Vinyl Chloride by harnessing the biodegradation capabilities of three types of bacteria. The topic of the poster is Aerobic Vinyl Chloride Metabolism in Groundwater Microcosms by Methanotrophic and Ethenetrophic Bacteria. It is number 66 in Group E7 and will be on display on the third floor of the Conference Center on Wednesday, May 23rd from 7:00 am to Thursday, May 24th at 1:00 pm. The poster will be staffed on Wednesday, May 23rd from 11:00 am to 12:45 pm.
This research project reveals a novel finding that could change the basic understanding of how vinyl chloride get biodegraded under aerobic conditions. BCI scientists, together with Tim Mattis of the University of Iowa have discovered that methane oxidizing bacteria are able to accelerate biodegradation of VC by "inducing" a second group of VC degrading bacteria, the ethenotrophs, to shorten the lag time for the biodegradation of VC. This findings will play an important role in using MNA to achieve VC clean up goals. The research was funded by SERDP.
