Degradation of PCBs by white rot fungi, methylotrophic and hydrocarbon utilizing yeasts and bacteria
✍ Scribed by Václav Šašek; Olga Volfová; Pavla Erbanová; B. R. M. Vyas; Miroslav Matucha
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 357 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0141-5492
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✦ Synopsis
Of the white rot fungi tested, two strains alone and other three in combination with specific yeasts or bacteria degraded PCBs in polluted soil within interval 20-30%. When all organisms were applied together = PCB degradation achieved was about 50%.
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