Biogeochemical cycles of chlorine in the coniferous forest ecosystem: practical implications.

Abstract

Chlorinated organic compounds were long considered to be only industrial products. However recent investigations in temperate and boreal forest ecosystems have shown them to be products of biodegradation of soil organic matter under participation of chlorine.

This minireview provides a survey of contemporary knowledge of the state of the art and a basis for investigations of formation and degradation of organochlorines and monitoring of chloride and organochlorines in forest ecosystems.

Keywords

• chlorine cycle
• chlorination
• enzymatic
• abiotic
• organochlorines
• adsorbable organic halogenes