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The subsurface microbial population includes a fascinating array of organisms, with diverse capabilities for deriving energy from the metabolism of organic and inorganic compounds (Alexander 1980). This population is active mainly in soils forming the upper layer of the subsurface and decreases with depth. Contaminants reaching the land surface, such as industrial solvents and agrochemicals, may be incorporated into the biological body or redistributed in subsurface phases.
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Berkowitz, B., Dror, I., Yaron, B. (2014). Biologically Mediated Transformations. In: Contaminant Geochemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54777-5_15
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