Metal tolerance and biosorption potential of soil fungi: Applications for a green and clean water treatment technology

Microbes and Microbial Technology: Agricultural and Environmental Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 321-361

  Ahmad, Iqbal ^a   Imran, Mohd ^a   Ansari, Mohd Ikram ^a   Malik, Abdul ^a   Pichtel, John ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7931-5_13     Document Type: Chapter

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