%0 Generic %A Aldas-Vargas, Andrea %A van der Vooren, Thomas %D 2021 %T Data underlying Biostimulation is a valuable tool to assess pesticide biodegradation capacity of groundwater microorganisms %U https://data.4tu.nl/articles/dataset/Data_underlying_Biostimulation_is_a_valuable_tool_to_assess_pesticide_biodegradation_capacity_of_groundwater_microorganisms/15036186/1 %R 10.4121/15036186.v1 %K 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4–D) %K groundwater contamination %K Biostimulants %K degradation capacity %K pesticides %K biodegradation %X Groundwater samples were collected at a drinking water abstraction aquifer at two locations, five different depths. Biodegradation of the MPs BAM, MCPP and 2,4-D was assessed in microcosms with groundwater samples, either without amendment, or amended with electron acceptor (nitrate or oxygen) and/or carbon substrate (dissolved organic carbon (DOC)). Oxygen + DOC was the most successful amendment resulting in complete biodegradation of 2,4-D in all microcosms after 42 days. DOC was most likely used as a growth substrate that enhanced co-metabolic 2,4-D degradation with oxygen as electron acceptor. %I 4TU.ResearchData