Bioremediation of nitroexplosive waste waters

Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-86

  Kanekar, Pradnya Pralhad ^a   Sarnaik, Seema Shreepad ^a   Dautpure, Premlata Sukhdev ^a   Patil, Vrushali Prashant ^a   Kanekar, Sagar Pralhad ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 84941947681     PISSN: 18635520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01083-0_4     Document Type: Article

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