Inventors:
Lewis Semprini - Corvallis OR
Sanjay Vancheeswaran - Corvallis OR
Assignee:
The State of Oregon Acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University - Corvallis OR
International Classification:
B09B 300
US Classification:
4352625, 435810, 210601, 210620
Abstract:
Bioremediation methods and kits for degrading environmental contaminants, such as chlorinated hydrocarbons, in a sample containing microorganisms uses at least one slow release compound having at least one hydrolyzable organic group capable of forming at least one alcohol, at least one organic acid, or a combination thereof, upon hydrolysis. The hydrolysis occurs over an extended period of time to provide alcohols and/or organic acids, which are used by the microorganisms to degrade the environmental contaminants.
