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Han Huang1, Xiao-Yan Zhang1, Tian-Lei Chen1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road , Shanghai 200237 , People's Republic of China.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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PubMed

Keywords:
biodegradationbis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateesterasephthalate esters

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