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The toxicity of a mixture of polychlorinated aliphatic compounds towards an unacclimated methanogenic consortium was assayed in carrier-free, continuously-stirred batch experiments. Results obtained indicate that a 50 % inhibition of methanogenesis occurs at 3.3 mg toxic mixture per litre mixed liquor and that at 100 mg toxic mixture per litre mixed liquor, the inhibition of methanogenesis is complete.
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Renard, P., Bouillon, C., Naveau, H. et al. Toxicity of a mixture of polychlorinated organic compounds towards an unacclimated methanogenic consortium. Biotechnol Lett 15, 195–200 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00133023
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