Half-lives of PAHs and temporal microbiota changes in commonly used urban landscaping materials

Background Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) accumulate in urban soils, and PAH contamination can change soil microbial community composition. Environmental microbiota is associated with human commensal microbiota, immune system and health. Therefore, studies investigating the degradation of P...

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Main Authors: Marja I. Roslund, Mira Grönroos, Anna-Lea Rantalainen, Ari Jumpponen, Martin Romantschuk, Anirudra Parajuli, Heikki Hyöty, Olli Laitinen, Aki Sinkkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4508.pdf