CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

PITTSBURGH, PA      USA

 

RESEARCH ON EFFECTS OF SEDIMENT BIOGEOCHEMISTRY ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL

FATE AND PERSISTENCE OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

PROJECTS

 

Project 1.  Evaluation of control of multiple steps in reductive dechlorination of highly chlorinated PCB congeners

 

Project 2.  Characterization of anaerobic dechlorination microorganisms in PCB-contaminated river sediments

 

Project 3.  Investigation of the effect of dissolved oxygen concentration on PCB biodegradation processes in anoxic-oxic transition

 

Project 4.  Statistical methods to evaluate PCB dechlorination processes

 

Project 5.  Investigation of the effect of temperature on PCB fate and transport in anaerobic near-surface sediment

 

 

Return to Carnegie Mellon PCB research home page

Last updated 9-2-04