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Structure-biodegradability relationships of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, 08903, New Brunswick, New Jersey

    Ingeborg D. Bossert & Richard Bartha

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Bossert, I.D., Bartha, R. Structure-biodegradability relationships of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 490–495 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607793

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