Anaerobic Biodegradation Test

click to enlarge The Ready Test and the Porous Pot Tests discussed above look at biodegradation in the presence of oxygen (aerobic). However, there are some situations where oxygen is not present but anaerobic  bacteria (bacteria which live without oxygen) can still degrade our ingredients.
The sediments of some streams and the anaerobic digesters of some wastewater treatment plants are two locations which lack oxygen, but where our ingredients can be found. Since it is important for us to study the degradation of our materials wherever they exist, we also study biodegradation in anaerobic situations.