Technical Bulletin No. 0716: Results of Laboratory Microcosm Studies of the Anaerobic Biodegradation of Chloroform in Subsurface Environments

This study was designed to determine the rate of chloroform biodegradation under anaerobic conditions. Subsurface soil samples were taken from leachate plumes downgradient from two different bleached kraft mill landfills chosen to provide two different types of soils. Anaerobic subsurface soil conditions were modeled by assembly of the sample soils into microcosms.