Paper manufacture and its impact on the aquatic environment

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2006, Pages 67-92

  Stanko, J P ^a   Angus, R A ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 39049115051     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-30638-2_3     Document Type: Article

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