Tracing the sources and microbial degradation of PCBs in field sediments by a multiple-line-of-evidence approach including compound-specific stable isotope analysis
Chenchen Huang, Yan‐Hong Zeng, Xiao‐Jun Luo, Zihe Ren, Qihong Lu, Yankuan Tian, Shutao Gao, Shanquan Wang, Stuart Harrad, Bixian Mai
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Environmental chemistryCongenerPolychlorinated biphenylIsotope analysisFractionationSedimentDehalococcoidesContaminationChemistryEnvironmental scienceδ13CMicrobial population biologyBiphenylStable isotope ratioEcologyGeologyChromatographyBiologyCopolymerVinyl chloridePolymerPhysicsQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryBacteriaPaleontologyToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants