ISSN:
1432-0800
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Medicine
Notes:
Conclusions Degradation of PCP to CO2 has been demonstrated in several laboratory experiments in which soil or microorganisms derived from soil were used (Kaufmann 1978). In view of the final residue distribution and the detection of14C-CO2 in this experiment, it appears that microorganisms may have been responsible for the degradation and subsquent mineralization of PCP. Earlier, Knowlton (1981) found that14C-PCP added to soils used in this experiment degraded in less than 9 weeks, and that 2,3, 4,5-tetrachlorophenol was one of the main degradation products. Although14C-PCP was accumulated by macrophytes, this pathway accounted for only a small percentage of the total loss of14C-PCP from the water. The binding to or photosynthetic incorporation of14C-PCP residues into plant proteins and lignin may account for a large share of the radioactive residues observed in macrophyte samples.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01610122
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