Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Organic Pollutants

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 56, Issue C, 1996, Pages 55-114

  Cunningham, Scott D ^a   Anderson, Todd A ^b   Schwab, A Paul ^c   Hsu, F C ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956701097     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2113(08)60179-0     Document Type: Chapter

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