Environmental Effects Monitoring in Sydney Harbor During Remediation of One of Canada's Most Polluted Sites: A Review and Lessons Learned

Remediation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 103-117

  Walker, Tony R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84902482232     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.21397     Document Type: Article

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