Nanotechnology for bioremediation of heavy metals

Environmental Bioremediation Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 211-221

  Rajendran, P ^a   Gunasekaran, P ^b  

^a Vivekananda College   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 70349325293     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-34793-4_9     Document Type: Chapter

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