5: Degradation and bioremediation of explosives

Monday, July 25, 2011: 8:30 AM-11:30 AM
Nottoway, 4th fl (Sheraton New Orleans)
Chair:
Karl Indest
8:30 AM
S23
Novel Metabolic Diversity Involved in Biodegradation of Natural Nitro Compounds
Jim C. Spain, Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
9:00 AM
S24
Engineering Bacteria and Plants for the Bioremediation of Explosives
Neil C. Bruce1, ELizabeth L. Rylott1, Federico Sabbadin1, Chun Shiong Chong1, Astrid Lorenz1, Gideon Grogan2 and Stuart E. Strand3, (1)Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
9:30 AM
Break
10:00 AM
S25
The Molecular Basis of RDX Degradation in Gordonia sp. KTR9: the Role of a Catabolic Plasmid, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Nitrogen Limitation
Karl Indest, Carina Jung, Dawn Hancock, Caly Bodeis and Fiona Crocker, US Army Corps of Engineers - ERDC, Vicksburg, MS
10:30 AM
S26
11:00 AM
S27
Fate of the Insensitive Explosive 3-Nitro-1,2,4-Triazole-5-One (NTO) in Soil
Fiona Crocker1, Karl Indest1, Carina Jung1, Caly J. Bodeis2 and Larry Kirk2, (1)Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, (2)Badger Technical Services, Vicksburg, MS
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