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Original Articles

COMPLETE DECHLORINATION OF TETRACHLOROETHYLENE BY USE OF AN ANAEROBIC CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS DPH‐1 AND ZERO‐VALENT IRON

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Pages 381-391 | Received 01 May 2007, Accepted 22 Oct 2007, Published online: 21 May 2008

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