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Polychlorinated biphenyl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl and a general chemical formula of C |
 | | Water is thought to undergo thermolysis, oxidising the PCBs to CO, CO and hydrocarbons such as biphenyl, with chlorine present as the inorganic ion 16. |
 | | Firstly, these microbes tend to be highly selective in their dechlorination, with lower chlorinated biphenyls being readily transformed, and with preference to dechlorination in the para and meta positions. |
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