The geochemical effects of benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) biodegradation

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-303

  Kelly, Walton R ^a,b   Herman, Janet S ^a   Mills, Aaron L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; LABORATORY COLUMN EXPERIMENT;

EID: 0030793363     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(96)00072-8     Document Type: Article

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