@article {632,
	title = {Microbial degradation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (CHCl2F and CHCl2CF3) in soils and sediments.},
	journal = {Appl Environ Microbiol},
	volume = {62},
	year = {1996},
	month = {1996 May},
	pages = {1818-21},
	abstract = {The ability of microorganisms to degrade trace levels of the hydrochlorofluorocarbons HCFC-21 and HCFC-123 was investigated. Methanotroph-linked oxidation of HCFC-21 was observed in aerobic soils, and anaerobic degradation of HCFC-21 occurred in freshwater and salt marsh sediments. Microbial degradation of HCFC-123 was observed in anoxic freshwater and salt marsh sediments, and the recovery of 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane indicated the involvement of reductive dechlorination. No degradation of HCFC-123 was observed in aerobic soils. In some experiments, HCFCs were degraded at low (parts per billion) concentrations, raising the possibility that bacteria in nature remove HCFCs from the atmosphere.},
	keywords = {Biodegradation, Environmental, Chlorofluorocarbons, Soil Microbiology},
	issn = {0099-2240},
	author = {Oremland, R S and Lonergan, D J and Culbertson, C W and Lovley, D R}
}
