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Microbial abundance and degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil

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  1. Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007, A.P., India

    S. K. Mahmood & P. Rama Rao

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Mahmood, S.K., Rao, P.R. Microbial abundance and degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 486–491 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191235

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