Biological remediation of creosote- and similarly-contaminated sites using Pseudomonas paucimobilis
US5242825A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/38
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention concerns a biological process for remediating creosote-contaminated sites or environment sites containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generally found in creosote-contaminated sites. The biological process comprises novel bacterium, Pseudomonas paucimobilis strain EPA 505 sc., which can degrade recalcitrant chemical compounds.
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