Bioremediation of soils polluted with hexavalent chromium using bacteria: A challenge

Environmental Bioremediation Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 57-76

  Viti, Carlo ^a   Giovannetti, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 34250307422     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-34793-4_3     Document Type: Chapter

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