Adsorption and concentration of organic contaminants by carbon nanotubes from environmental samples

Advances in Nanotechnology and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 79-136

  Niu, Hongyun ^a   Cai, Yaqi ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

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EID: 84864955778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4032/9789814241601     Document Type: Chapter

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