Microbial Transformation of Phthalate Esters: Diversity of Hydrolytic Esterases

Environmental Contamination: Health Risks and Ecological Restoration

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 313-345

  Gu, Ji Dong ^a   Wang, Yuping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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DOI: 10.1201/b12531-19     Document Type: Chapter

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