Bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 665-717

  Smith, John R ^a   Egbe, Margaret E ^a   Lyman, Warren J ^b  

^a ALCOA INC   (United States)

^b CDM SMITH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical management; Crop production; Drainage water quality effects; Humid regions; No till systems; Off site environmental impact reduction; Subsurface drainage; Surface runoff reduction; Tillage systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102609393     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr37.c24     Document Type: Chapter

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