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Microbial Methane Formation from Hard Coal and Timber in an Abandoned Coal Mine

Martin Krüger Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2, D-30655, Hannover, Germany
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Sabrina Beckmann ICBM, University Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky Straße, 9-11, D-26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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Bert Engelen ICBM, University Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky Straße, 9-11, D-26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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Thomas Thielemann Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2, D-30655, Hannover, Germany
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Bernhard Cramer Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2, D-30655, Hannover, Germany
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Axel Schippers Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2, D-30655, Hannover, Germany
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Heribert Cypionka ICBM, University Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky Straße, 9-11, D-26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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Pages 315-321 | Received 10 Mar 2008, Accepted 05 Jun 2008, Published online: 05 Aug 2008

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