Enrichment and Identification of Askarel oil (PCB blend) degrading bacteria enriched from landfill sites in Edo State, Nigeria. [PDF]
, 2011 Microbial degradation following aerobic biodegradation is one of the means used by microorganisms for the removal of persistent organic pollutants from the soil. Bacterial species namely: Pseudomonas, Micrococcus Arthrobacter and Acinetobacter capable of
Nwinyi, Obinna
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Environmental Health, 2003 Background Fish from the Great Lakes are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, which have been found to have several adverse reproductive effects. Several environmental contaminants have been found to alter the sex ratio of offspring at birth, but
Anderson Henry A +2 more
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Chemical signatures of the Anthropocene in the Clyde Estuary, UK: sediment hosted Pb, 207/206 Pb, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) and Polychlorinated Bipheny (PCB) pollution records [PDF]
, 2011 The sediment concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Pb and 207/206Pb isotope ratios were measured in seven cores from the middle Clyde estuary (Scotland, UK) with an aim ...
Chenery, S.R. +5 more
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Signaling in a polluted world: oxidative stress as an overlooked mechanism linking contaminants to animal communication [PDF]
, 2016 The capacity to communicate effectively with other individuals plays a critical role in the daily life of an individual and can have important fitness consequences.
Costantini, David, Marasco, Valeria
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Bioconversion of biphenyl to a polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer by Alcaligenes denitrificans A41
AMB Express, 2020 A polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymer, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) [P(3HB-co-3HV)], was biosynthesized from biphenyl as the sole carbon source using Alcaligenes (currently Achromobacter) denitrificans A41.
Taito Yajima +5 more
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A New Method for Exposing Deposit Feeders to Contaminated Sediments for Food Chain Studies [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) The ubiquity and refractory nature of certain organic compounds, such as chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB\u27s), results in their accumulation in aquatic sediments (Holdrinet et al. 1978, Peck et al.
Meier, Peter G, Roberts, Dale
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Numerical modeling of plasma gasification process of polychlorinated biphenyl wastes
Energy Reports, 2021 The plasma gasification process is one of the most innovative and efficient methods for the disposal of various wastes and energy production. But it is still an extremely complicated process; therefore, to optimize it, modeling could be used as an ...
Armin Okati +4 more
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Persistent organic pollutant burden, experimental POP exposure and tissue properties affect metabolic profiles of blubber from grey seal pups [PDF]
, 2018 Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic, ubiquitous, resist breakdown, bioaccumulate in living tissue and biomagnify in food webs. POPs can also alter energy balance in humans and wildlife.
Bennett, Kimberley A. +5 more
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Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020 Scooter emissions have attracted attention in recent years because of human exposure to their direct effects in urban areas. Trace toxics, such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have ...
Hung-Hong Chen +7 more
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Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2017 Introduction: Polychlorinated biphenyls are among the five most toxic persistent contaminants for living organisms according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Boris Santiago Ávila, Carolina Ramírez
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