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Brubaker, G.R. (1993). In situ bioremediation of groundwater. In: Daniel, D.E. (eds) Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3070-1_21

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