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Analytical Chemistry Special Study 71-6 Job No. 134&C06 BIODEGRADATION TESTING OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS INTRODUCTION Because of mounting evidence that the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), particularly the more highly chlorinated homologs, constitute an environmental hazard due to a combination of lipid solubility, stability and biological activity, bicdegrada tion testing on a series of polychlorinated biphenyl products and potential products was undertaken.

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