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Phytoremediation of heavy metal and PAH-contaminated brownfield sites

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  1. Sébastien Roy

    Present address: Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada, J1H 5N4

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  1. Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council, Montreal, Qc, Canada, H4P 2R2

    Sébastien Roy, Suzanne Labelle, Punita Mehta, Anca Mihoc, Nathalie Fortin, Claude Masson, Serge Delisle & Charles W. Greer

  2. Inspec-Sol Inc., St-Laurent, Qc, anada, H4S 1C7

    René Leblanc, Guy Châteauneuf & Christine Sura

  3. Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Montréal, Qc, Canada, H1X 2B2

    Christine Gallipeau & Michel Labrecque

  4. COREM, Québec, Qc, Canada, G1N 1X7

    Caroline Olsen

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Roy, S., Labelle, S., Mehta, P. et al. Phytoremediation of heavy metal and PAH-contaminated brownfield sites. Plant Soil 272, 277–290 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-004-5295-9

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