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Which the following doesn’t come under the category of very easily degradable polymer compounds used in immobilization?

(a) Sugar

(b) Amino acids

(c) Organic acids

(d) PCB

The question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

The above asked question is from Microalgal Culture in division Biotechnological Approaches of Microalgal Culture of Environmental Biotechnology

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Correct option is (d) PCB

Easy explanation: PCB is a very slowly degrading persistent pollutant, and hence, it can persist in the environment for a really long time without being degraded. Sugar, Amino acids, Organic acids with very short and simple polymers can be very easily degraded.

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