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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Derek R. Lovley, Leyden, MA (US);
Sarah Strycharz, Alexandria, VA (US);
Frank Loeffler, Decatur, GA (US);
Inventors:
Derek R. Lovley, Leyden, MA (US);
Sarah Strycharz, Alexandria, VA (US);
Frank Loeffler, Decatur, GA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In preferred embodiments, bioremediation systems are provided that comprise electricigenic microbes that use electrons provided directly from the anode of an electrical bioremediation system to carry out reductive dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbon contaminants, including chlorinated solvents. The present invention also provides methods of performing in situ bioremediation of halogenated solvents in groundwater or soil through the use of the provided systems.