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. 1970 May;19(5):879–881. doi: 10.1128/am.19.5.879-881.1970

Degradation of Endrin, Aldrin, and DDT by Soil Microorganisms 1

K C Patil 1, F Matsumura 1, G M Boush 1
PMCID: PMC376811  PMID: 4192889

Abstract

Twenty microbial cultures which had been shown to degrade dieldrin were tested to determine their ability to degrade endrin, aldrin, DDT, gamma isomers of benzenehexachloride (γ-BHC), and Baygon. All isolates were able to degrade DDT and endrin, whereas 13 degraded aldrin. However, none of them was able to degrade Baygon or γ-BHC.

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