A Comparative Study on the Impact of Phthalate Esters on Soil Microbial Activity
✍ Scribed by Huilun Chen, Rensheng Zhuang, Jun Yao…
- Book ID
- 120674090
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 443 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-4861
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