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Environmental Dehalogenation — Problems and Recommendations

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Castro, C.E. (2004). Environmental Dehalogenation — Problems and Recommendations. In: Häggblom, M.M., Bossert, I.D. (eds) Dehalogenation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48011-5_18

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