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Anaerobic microbial and photochemical degradation of 4,4'-dibromodiphenyl ether.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12688689     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The anaerobic microbial and photochemical degradation pathways of 4,4'-dibromodiphenyl ether (BDE15) were examined. BDE15 was reductively debrominated within a fixed-film plug-flow biological reactor at hydraulic retention times of 3.4 and 6.8 h, leading to exclusive production of 4-bromodiphenyl ether (BDE3) and diphenyl ether (DE). A suite of potential BDE15 metabolites arising from reductive debromination, hydroxylation, and methoxylation of the aromatic C-Br and C-H bonds were not observed. Following initial debromination of BDE15, degradation of BDE3 to DE readily occurs, suggesting the rate-limiting step for anaerobic BDE15 degradation is conversion of BDE15 to BDE3. The photochemical degradation of BDE15 was also examined in organic (CH3CN and CH3OH) and aqueous (H2O:CH3CN; 1:1 v/v) solvent systems at 300 nm. Only photochemically induced reductive debromination was found to occur via homolytic C-Br bond cleavage, with no evidence of C-O bond cleavage or products arising from heterolytic bond cleavage.
Authors:
Sierra Rayne; Michael G Ikonomou; MacMurray D Whale
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Water research     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0043-1354     ISO Abbreviation:  Water Res.     Publication Date:  2003 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-11     Completed Date:  2003-04-25     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0105072     Medline TA:  Water Res     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  551-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 3065, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3V6.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacteria, Anaerobic / physiology*
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biphenyl Compounds / metabolism*
Ethers
Photochemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biphenyl Compounds; 0/Ethers; 0/Water Pollutants, Chemical; 92-86-4/4,4'-dibromobiphenyl

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