Application of biobarriers for groundwater containment at fractured bedrock sites

Remediation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 5-21

  Ross, Nathalie ^a   Bickerton, Greg ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 15744373446     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.10031     Document Type: Article

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