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Role of natural attenuation, phytoremediation and hybrid technologies in the remediation of a refinery soil with old/recent petroleum hydrocarbons contamination

Maria Nazaré P.F.S. Couto CIIMAR/CIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Porto, Portugal; Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dorabela Pinto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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M. Clara P. Basto CIIMAR/CIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Porto, Portugal; Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Teresa S.D. Vasconcelos CIIMAR/CIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Porto, Portugal
Pages 2097-2104 | Received 06 Sep 2011, Accepted 21 Jan 2012, Published online: 22 Feb 2012

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