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PHYTOREMEDIATION OF BTEX HYDROCARBONS: POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF DIURNAL GROUNDWATER FLUCTUATION ON MICROBIAL DEGRADATION

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Pages 509-523 | Published online: 05 Mar 2009

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