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7632871 
Journal Article 
Anaerobic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading enrichment cultures under methanogenic conditions 
Chang, W; Jones, TN; Holoman, TRP; , 
2001 
6 
205-209 
English 
WOS:000175096400026 
Baltimore Harbor (Baltimore, MD) sediments were utilized to initiate anaerobic enrichment cultures with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) under methanogenic conditions. Both naphthalene and phenanthrene showed complete degradation without a lag, but not pyrene. This is the first report confirming that methanogenic cultures are capable of complete PAH degradation. 
6th International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium 
SAN DIEGO, CA