A First Glimpse on Cold-Adapted PCB-Oxidizing Bacteria in Edmonson Point Lakes (Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica)

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Maria Papale, Angelina Lo Giudice, Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo, Maurizio Azzaro, Carmen Rizzo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: polychlorobiphenyls; cold-adapted bacteria; bph A gene; Antarctic coastal lakes; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Antarctic; Edmonson Point; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14010109; https://doaj.org/article/0fb70844cfbb49bf9bc3cddfdfd011e6

Antarctic freshwater ecosystems are especially vulnerable to human impacts. Polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants that have a long lifetime in the environment. Despite their use having either been phased out or restricted, they are still found in nature, also in remote areas....