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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Removal characteristics of endocrine-disrupting chemicals by laccase from white-rot fungi

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Pages 53-60 | Received 01 Aug 2007, Published online: 26 Dec 2007

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