Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) for site remediation

Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Sorbents and Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 25-48

  Elliott, Daniel W ^a   Lien, Hsing Lung ^b   Zhang, Wei Xian ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; SITE REMEDIATION;

CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84967622906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9781860948572_0002     Document Type: Chapter

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