Microorganisms and Chemical Pollution
- 1 September 1973
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 23 (9) , 509-515
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1296477
Abstract
Microorganisms contribute to chemical pollution and pollution abatement in waters and soil. They destroy natural and synthetic products, but they also may generate hazardous metabolites. Their inability to degrade rapidly certain classes of chemicals, moreover, may result in unwanted accumulations of the refractory compounds in natural ecosystems.Keywords
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