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The industrial sustainability of bioremediation processes

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Ward, O.P. The industrial sustainability of bioremediation processes. J IND MICROBIOL BIOTECHNOL 31, 1–4 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-004-0109-x

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