Biodegradation of toxic and environmental pollutants

Lilly Y. Young; Max M. Häggblom

doi:10.1016/S0958-1669(05)80151-X

Biodegradation of toxic and environmental pollutants

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Abstract

Organic chemicals that are toxic to humans and to the environment can be transformed and metabolized by a variety of microorganisms. Such chemicals include trichloroethylene, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, toluene, phenols, chlorinated phenols, polychlorinated biphenyls and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. This review focuses on some of the most important recent developments in the biodegradation of these toxic chemicals. Depending on the compound and the organism, the extent of our understanding ranges from the molecular level to the conceptual.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	429-435
Number of pages	7
Journal	Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0958-1669(05)80151-X
State	Published - Jun 1991
Externally published	Yes

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Biotechnology
Bioengineering
Biomedical Engineering

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