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Aqueous Phase Toxicity Changes Resulting from Horseradish Peroxidase-Mediated Polymerization of Phenols and Hydroxylated Polynuclear Aromatic Contaminants

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This research was supported by the Yeungnam University Research Grants in 2005.

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyongsan Kyungbuk, 712-749, Korea

    I. C. Kong & M. Kim

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, 2118 Fiedler Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506-5000, USA

    A. Bhandari

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Kong, I.C., Kim, M. & Bhandari, A. Aqueous Phase Toxicity Changes Resulting from Horseradish Peroxidase-Mediated Polymerization of Phenols and Hydroxylated Polynuclear Aromatic Contaminants. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 104–108 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9146-2

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