Promises and prospects of phytoremediation

Plant Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 715-719

  Cunningham, Scott D ^a   Ow, David W ^b  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030047973     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.3.715     Document Type: Review

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