Treatment of an explosives plume in groundwater using an organic mulch biowall

Remediation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-40

  Ahmad, Farrukh ^a   Adamson, David T ^b   Farhat, Shahla K ^b  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b GSI Environmental Inc   (United States)

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EID: 84864961858     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.20227     Document Type: Article

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