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Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of Photodechlorination of 2,2′,4,4′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl in Surfactant Solutions

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This research was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 20177005.

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Wang, Z.H., Shi, Z. Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of Photodechlorination of 2,2′,4,4′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl in Surfactant Solutions. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 172–175 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9055-4

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