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Stimulation of aldrin and dieldrin loss from soils treated with carbon amendments and saturated-ring analogues

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Hugenholtz, P., MacRae, I.C. Stimulation of aldrin and dieldrin loss from soils treated with carbon amendments and saturated-ring analogues. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 223–227 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700187

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Keywords

  • Waste Water
  • Water Management
  • Water Pollution
  • Dieldrin
  • Aldrin