Rhizosphere biotransformation of selected polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners by switchgrass and poplar

Selected PCB congeners (PCB 52, 77, and 153) singly and in mixtures were spiked and aged in soil microcosms and subsequently planted with switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) or poplar (Populus deltoids x nigra DN34). The planted reactors showed significantly greater reductions in PCB parent compounds whe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meggo, Richard Edward
Other Authors: Schnoor, Jerald L.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2012
Subjects:
PCB
Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/3499
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3500&context=etd