Biodegradation of BTEX compounds by a mixed culture obtained from petroleum formation water

Energy Sources

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 733-742

  Babaarslan, C ^a   Abuhamed, T ^a   Mehmetoglu U ^a   Tekeli, A ^a   Mehmetoǧlu, Tanju ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 0242443212     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: 15210510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310303408     Document Type: Article

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