Biotransformation of polychlorinated biphenyls in St. Lawrence River sediments: Reductive dechlorination and dechlorinating microbial populations

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 95-100

  Cho, Y C ^a   Kim, J ^b,d   Sokol, R C ^c   Rhee, G Y ^a,b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1248; CANADA; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DECHLORINATION; DILUTION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEDIMENT;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; DECHLORINATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PCB; POPULATION SIZE;

CANADA; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 0034103050     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-239     Document Type: Article

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