Biological activity associated with noncoplanar polychlorinated biphenyls after microbial dechlorination of Aroclor 1242® and aroclor 1254®

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1311-1316

  Ganey, Patricia E ^a   Quensen, John F ^b   Mousa, Mahmoud A ^b   Boyd, Stephen A ^b   Wagner, Margaret A ^a   Fischer, Lawrence J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulin; Neutrophil; RINm5F cells; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1242; AROCLOR 1254; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOIL TREATMENT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034017078     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190513     Document Type: Article

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