Reductive Dechlorination Is Important in the Breakdown of Chlorinated Xenobiotics

question 15

Multiple Choice

Reductive dechlorination is important in the breakdown of chlorinated xenobiotics because

• A) anoxic conditions develop rapidly in polluted habitats.
• B) oxygen is not present in most soils.
• C) aerobic breakdown of xenobiotics is not possible.
• D) only cometabolism occurs aerobically.

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