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Mohseni, M. (2005). Biological Treatment of Waste Gases Containing Inorganic Compounds. In: Shareefdeen, Z., Singh, A. (eds) Biotechnology for Odor and Air Pollution Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27007-8_12

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