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Bioavailability of Dioxin-Like Compounds for Microbial Degradation

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Biodegradation of Dioxins and Furans

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Abstract

Nowadays the most frequently offered explanation for the failure of biotechno-logical measures to remediate polluted environments is poor bioavailability. We generally regard microorganisms as potent cleaning agents which are hindered by environmental factors as they pursue their business. On the other hand, ready bioavailability of pollutants to plants, animals and humans is one of the main risks arising from polluted sites. This seems to be contradictory, so much the more as limited bioavailability for degradation and ready bioavailability for toxic effects often are seen as characteristics of the same contamination. It appears that bioavailability is a Janus-faced characteristic of environmental chemicals. A treatise regarding bioavailability therefore requires a clear-cut definition of what is meant by this term and how a given bioavailability should be rated.

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Harms, H. (1998). Bioavailability of Dioxin-Like Compounds for Microbial Degradation. In: Wittich, RM. (eds) Biodegradation of Dioxins and Furans. Environmental Intelligence Unit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06068-1_6

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