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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
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Original Article

Radical intermediates during degradation of lignin-model compounds and environmental pollutants: an electron spin resonance study

Pages 667-675 | Received 10 Jan 1995, Published online: 27 Aug 2009

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