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Microbial degradation of chemical waste, an alternative to physical methods of waste disposal

Chemical wastes and their biodegradation—an overview

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The Global 2000 Report to the President — Entering the Twenty-First Century. A report prepared by the Council on Environmental Quality and the Department of State, Study Director Gerald O. Barney, Blue Angel, Inc., 1738 Allied Street, Charlottesville, 1981.

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Ghisalba, O. Microbial degradation of chemical waste, an alternative to physical methods of waste disposal. Experientia 39, 1247–1257 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990362

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