Biodegradation of waste streams containing benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX): Practical implications and brief perspectives

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Submitted: May 30, 2019
Published: Jun 12, 2019
DOI: 10.29328/journal.aac.1001018

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Srishti Singh
Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, 2601DA Delft, Netherlands

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Singh, S. (2019). Biodegradation of waste streams containing benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX): Practical implications and brief perspectives. Annals of Advances in Chemistry, 3(1), 007–010. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.aac.1001018
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