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Main Title Microbiological production of geosmin /
Author Gerber, Nancy N.,
CORP Author Rutgers--The State Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Inst. of Microbiology. ;National Environmental Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Publisher National Environmental Research Center, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print Off.
Year Published 1974
Report Number EPA-670/2-74-094; EPA-R-801630; EPA-ROAP-21AQB-9
Stock Number PB-238 781
OCLC Number 02104406
Subjects Odor control ; Odors ; drinking water-microbiology ; Odorants
Additional Subjects Odors ; Actinomyces ; Streptomyces ; Water supply ; Water treatment ; Naphthols ; Extraction ; Purification ; Chromatography ; Standards ; Microorganisms ; Odor control ; Geosmin ; Naphthol/decahydro-dimethyl
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EJBD  EPA 670-2-74-094 c.1 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 05/17/2013
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 670-2-74-094 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 670-2-74-094 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 11/28/2017
NTIS  PB-238 781 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation vi, 9 pages : illustrations
Abstract
Geosmin, trans-1, 10-dimethyl-trans-9-decalol, is produced by numerous actinomycetes and some blue-green algae. It has been shown to be responsible for earthy/musty odors in public water supplies. Samples of purified geosmin were needed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and by others for use as odor standards and for use in water treatment unit process development studies. This work was carried out to fulfil this need. The microorganism, Streptomyces sp. CWW3, was grown for five days at 28 degrees with shaking in a broth medium. The mixture was steam distilled and the clear distillate extracted with methylene chloride. The geosmin containing methylene chloride extract was separated and the geosmin purified by column and gas chromatography. Seven hundred nine milligrams of geosmin was prepared.
Notes
Program element no. 1CBO47. Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-8).