Reassessing the effects of combination classes

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-53

  Mason, DeWayne A ^a   Burns, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 85066214533     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1380361970030101     Document Type: Article

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