Applications of iron nanoparticles for groundwater remediation

Remediation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 7-21

  Zhang, Wei Xian ^a   Elliott, Daniel W ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Whitman Companies Inc   (United States)

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EID: 84945122806     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.20078     Document Type: Article

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