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Monitoring microbial mineralization using reverse stable isotope labeling analysis by mid-infrared laser spectroscopy.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 51, 11876-11883 (2017)
Assessing the biodegradation of organic compounds is a frequent question in environmental science. Here, we present a sensitive, inexpensive, and simple approach to monitor microbial mineralization using reverse stable isotope labeling analysis (RIL) of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). The medium for the biodegradation assay contains regular organic compounds and 13 C-labeled DIC with 13 C atom fractions (x( 13 C) DIC ) higher than natural abundance (typically 2-50%). The produced CO 2 (x( 13 C) ≈ 1.11%) gradually dilutes the initial x( 13 C) DIC allowing to quantify microbial mineralization using mass-balance calculations. For 13 C-enriched CO 2 samples, a newly developed isotope ratio mid-infrared spectrometer was introduced with a precision of x( 13 C) < 0.006%. As an example for extremely difficult and slowly degradable compounds, CO 2 production was close to the theoretical stoichiometry for anaerobic naphthalene degradation by a sulfate-reducing enrichment culture. Furthermore, we could measure the aerobic degradation of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) adsorbed to granular activated carbon in a drinking water production plant, which cannot be labeled with 13 C. Thus, the RIL approach can be applied to sensitively monitor biodegradation of various organic compounds under anoxic or oxic conditions.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2017
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2017
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0013-936X
e-ISSN
1520-5851
Zeitschrift
Environmental Science & Technology
Quellenangaben
Band: 51,
Heft: 20,
Seiten: 11876-11883
Verlag
ACS
Verlagsort
Washington, DC
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Groundwater Ecology (IGOE)
POF Topic(s)
20403 - Sustainable Water Management
Forschungsfeld(er)
Environmental Sciences
PSP-Element(e)
G-504300-002
G-504390-001
G-504390-001
PubMed ID
28903553
WOS ID
WOS:000413391800043
Scopus ID
85031785795
Erfassungsdatum
2017-10-29