Evidence for extensive anaerobic dechlorination and transformation of the pesticide chlordecone (C10Cl10O) by indigenous microbes in microcosms from Guadeloupe soil
L. Lomheim, L. Laquitaine, S. Rambinaising, R. Flick, A. Starostine, C. Jean-Marius, S. Gaspard, E. A. Edwards
This study shows that indigenous microbes in Guadeloupe soil can extensively dechlorinate chlordecone under anaerobic conditions, removing up to 9 chlorine atoms and producing degradation products.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2019Microbiology