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. 1970 May;19(5):879-81.
doi: 10.1128/am.19.5.879-881.1970.

Degradation of endrin, aldrin, and DDT by soil microorganisms

K C Patil, F Matsumura, G M Boush

Degradation of endrin, aldrin, and DDT by soil microorganisms

K C Patil et al. Appl Microbiol. 1970 May.

Abstract

Twenty microbial cultures which had been shown to degrade dieldrin were tested to determine their ability to degrade endrin, aldrin, DDT, gamma isomers of benzenehexachloride (gamma-BHC), and Baygon. All isolates were able to degrade DDT and endrin, whereas 13 degraded aldrin. However, none of them was able to degrade Baygon or gamma-BHC.

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