@conference{
author = "Beškoski, Vladimir and Žerađanin, Aleksandra and Gojgić-Cvijović, Gordana and Miletić, Srđan and Avdalović, Jelena and Inui, H. and Haga, Y. and Matsumura, C. and Nakano, T.",
year = "2019",
abstract = "During the XX century, mankind had developed various substances with excellent chemical and physical
properties, and they were used as pesticides, flame retardants, oil for transformers and capacitors, water repellent
substances. Unfortunately, many years after their introduction in commercial application and thus environment,
it was discovered that some of these compounds are persistent, calcitrant, but also with carcinogenic, mutagenic
and teratogenic potential. Today some of these chemicals are on listed on Stockholm convention as Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs). These organic chemical substances possess a particular combination of physical and
chemical properties because of which, when released into the environment, they: remain intact for exceptionally
long periods of time; become widely distributed throughout the environment as a result of natural processes
involving soil, water and, most notably, air; accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms including humans,
and are found at higher concentrations at higher levels in the food chain; and are toxic to both humans and
wildlife.",
publisher = "Japan : Kyoto University",
journal = "Abstract Book - 39th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants Dioxin, Japan",
title = "Biodegradation of selected PCBs by microorganisms isolated from PCBs polluted environment",
pages = "937-940",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_4370"
}