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In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate in Groundwater pp 15–27Cite as

Development Of In Situ Bioremediation Technologies For Perchlorate

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Acknowledgments

The author wishes to thank the following individuals and organizations for their contribution to the research cited herein: Scott Neville of Aerojet; Robert Borch, Jim Deitsch, Leslie Griffin, Thomas Krug and Michaye McMaster of Geosyntec Consultants; Paul Hatzinger of Shaw Environmental, Inc.; John Coates of the University of California at Berkeley; Robert Borden of the North Carolina State University; Richard McClure of Olin Corporation; and SERDP and ESTCP.

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Cox, E.E. (2009). Development Of In Situ Bioremediation Technologies For Perchlorate. In: Stroo, H.F., Ward, C.H. (eds) In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate in Groundwater. SERDP/ESTCP Environmental Remediation Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84921-8_2

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