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Role of Bacteria and Bacteria-Soil Composites in Metal Biosorption and Remediating Toxic Metal-Contaminated Soil Systems

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Huang, Q., Chen, W., Theng, B.K.G. (2008). Role of Bacteria and Bacteria-Soil Composites in Metal Biosorption and Remediating Toxic Metal-Contaminated Soil Systems. In: Huang, Q., Huang, P.M., Violante, A. (eds) Soil Mineral Microbe-Organic Interactions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77686-4_3

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