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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in soil

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Biodegradation of close chemical analogues of pinene oligomers by soil microbes is confirmed in a study using both liquid phase and soil slurry tests.  Other publications provide supporting evidence of the wide distribution of phytoterpenes and the ability of bacteria and microfungi to metabolise them.

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It is concluded that pinene oligomers will be biodegraded by soil microbes. Its half-life in soil cannot be accurately predicted, but seems likely to be weeks or months according to local conditions.