Potential use of a self-dying reporter bacterium to determine the bioavailability of aged phenanthrene in soil: Comparison with physicochemical measures

- A self-dying reporter bacterium quantified the bioavailable phenanthrene aged in soil.
- A remarkable decrease of bioavailable phenanthrene was observed with the reporter bacterium.
- In aged and organic rich soils, physiochemical measures may overestimate the bioavailability.