Reductive Dechlorination Is Important in the Breakdown of Chlorinated Xenobiotics

Multiple Choice

Reductive dechlorination is important in the breakdown of chlorinated xenobiotics because

A) anoxic conditions develop rapidly in polluted habitats and reductive dechlorination can take place in these conditions.
B) reductive dechlorination breaks down all halogen compounds.
C) aerobic breakdown of xenobiotics is not possible under any circumstances.
D) these compounds do not leach into groundwater or sediment.