A Study of the Use of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) for the Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants in Soil

Remediation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 89-101

  Chekol, Tesema ^a   Vough, Lester R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0005864702     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.1017     Document Type: Article

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