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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Reductive dechlorination of the ortho moiety of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as well as of meta and para moieties is shown to occur in anaerobic enrichments of Baltimore Harbor sediments. These estuarine sediments ortho dechlorinated 2,3,5,6-chlorinated biphenyl (CB), 2,3,5-CB, and 2,3,6-CB in freshwater or estuarine media within a relatively short period of 25 to 44 days. ortho dechlorination developed within 77 days in marine medium. High levels of ortho dechlorination (>90%) occurred when harbor sediments were supplied with only 2,3,5-CB. Incubation with 2,3,4,5,6-CB or 2,3,4,5-CB resulted in the formation of the ortho dechlorination product 3,5-CB; however, para dechlorination of these congeners always preceded ortho chlorine removal. ortho dechlorination of PCBs is an exceedingly rare event that has not been reported previously for marine or estuarine conditions. The activity was reproducible and could be sustained through sequential transfers. In contrast, freshwater sediments incubated under the same conditions exhibited only meta and para dechlorinations. The results indicate that unique anaerobic dechlorinating activity is catalyzed by microorganisms in the estuarine sediments from Baltimore Harbor.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0099-2240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2534-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-15
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Anaerobic ortho Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Estuarine Sediments from Baltimore Harbor.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article