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. 1984 Dec;10(4):359-67.
doi: 10.1007/BF02015560.

Absorption of pentachlorophenol (PCP) by bark chips and its role in microbial PCP degradation

J H Apajalahti  1 , M S Salkinoja-Salonen
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Absorption of pentachlorophenol (PCP) by bark chips and its role in microbial PCP degradation

J H Apajalahti et al. Microb Ecol. 1984 Dec.

Abstract

A pentachlorophenol (PCP)-degrading mixed bacterial population was enriched in a biofilter filled with soft wood bark chips. We found that bark chips were essential for the degradation to proceed at PCP concentrations higher than 10μM. PCP-degrading bacteria were found to be extremely sensitive to PCP. Bark chips absorbed PCP reversibly, thus detoxifying the medium and allowing degradation to proceed at higher concentrations of PCP (beyond 200μM).

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