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CONCLUSIONS

contd.

2-Ring PAHs were mineralized (biotransformed)

to greater extents at high pH (8.0) and high redox

potentials

The extent of PAH bioconversion decreased with

greater ring sizes, except 4-Ring PAHs were

converted to a greater extent than 3-Ring PAHs;

Aerobic biodegradation rates for Naphthalene

were highest followed by Denitrification and then

Sulfate Reducing conditions; Naphthalene was not

biodegraded under anaerobic conditions;