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Dechlorination of Sediment Dioxins: Catalysts, Mechanisms, and Implications for Remedial Strategies and Dioxin Cycling

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Gruden, C.L., Fu, Q.S., Barkovskii, A.L., Albrecht, I.D., Lynam, M.M., Adriaens, P. (2004). Dechlorination of Sediment Dioxins: Catalysts, Mechanisms, and Implications for Remedial Strategies and Dioxin Cycling. In: Häggblom, M.M., Bossert, I.D. (eds) Dehalogenation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48011-5_13

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