Mixed Contamination of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons and Metals at Manufactured Gas Plant Sites: Toxicity and Implications to Bioremediation

Environmental Contamination: Health Risks and Ecological Restoration

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 347-367

  Thavamani, Palanisami ^a,b   Megharaj, Mallavarapu ^a,b   Venkateswarlu, Kadiyala ^a,b,c   Naidu, Ravi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia and CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment   (Australia)

^c VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84867068083     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b12531-20     Document Type: Chapter

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