Bioavailability and biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Albert L Juhasz
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Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR)
University of South Australia and Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE)
Mawson Lakes, Adelaide
SA 5095, Australia
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Email: Albert.Juhasz@unisa.edu.au
Microbiology Australia 35(4) 199-200 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA14064
Published: 30 October 2014
Abstract
Contaminant bioavailability plays an influential role in the efficacy of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation.
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