Polychlorinated biphenyls and their biodegradation

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1999-2013

  Borja, Josephine ^a   Taleon, Donna Marie ^a   Auresenia, Joseph ^a   Gallardo, Susan ^a  

^a DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Anaerobic transformation; Biodegradation; Dechlorination; Metabolic pathway; Oxidative degradation; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINE; CONTAMINATION; DISPOSABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS;

AQUATIC AND SOIL BIOTA; CONGENERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES; LEGAL SYSTEMS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 13844311543     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.08.006     Document Type: Review

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