Assessment of bioremediation strategies for explosives-contaminated sites

Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-148

  Muter, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

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EID: 84930941776     PISSN: 18635520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01083-0_6     Document Type: Article

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