Anoxic degradation of AEOs/PEG in marine sediments were studied for the first time.
Methanogenic activity is a good indicator of AEOs and PEG degradation.
Removal of AEOs and PEG reached up to 99.7 and 93%, respectively (169 days, 30 °C).
The major fraction on the non-degraded AEOs corresponded to C16 and C18 homologs.