Characterization of the polychlorinated biphenyls in the sediments of Woods Pond: Evidence for microbial dechlorination of Aroclor 1260 in situ

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 237-245

  Bedard, Donna L ^a   May, Ralph J ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1260; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AROCLOR 1260; CONGENER; DECHLORINATION; LAKE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; PCB; RIVER; STORM SEWER;

USA, MAINE, HOUSATONIC RIVER; USA, MASSACHUSETTS, LENOX, WOODS POND;

EID: 0029669370     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es950262e     Document Type: Article

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