Degradation of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the aqueous environment under the influence of visible radiation

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 555-559

  Czaplicka, Marianna ^a   Surowiec, Ewa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   (Poland)

Author keywords

PAHs; Photodegradation rate; Water pollutants

Indexed keywords

NATURAL ATTENUATION; PAH; PHOTODEGRADATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 3142568998     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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