“…Heterotrophic reduction of perchlorate has been done using organic matter as electron donors, including acetate, lactate, and ethanol (Anupama et al, 2015;Xu et al, 2015;Xu and Logan, 2003). However, the residual organic substrate in the effluent can stimulate microbial growth in water distribution systems and contribute to the formation of potentially toxic trihalomethanes during disinfection by chlorination (Gao et al, 2016). Autotrophic reduction of perchlorate has been undertaken using inorganic matter as electron donors, including hydrogen (London et al, 2011;Nerenberg et al, 2008Nerenberg et al, , 2006, reduced iron (Son et al, 2006), and sulfur compounds (Gao et al, 2016;Boles et al, 2012;Ju et al, 2008Ju et al, , 2007 to overcome this problem.…”