Bioremediation of selenium in soil and water

Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 692-702

  Losi, M E ^a   Frankenberger Jr , W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOREMEDIATION; DRAINAGE WATER; SELENIUM; SOIL; SOIL REMEDIATION; WATER;

CALIFORNIA; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; USA;

EID: 0031465017     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199710000-00002     Document Type: Article

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