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[Microbiological studies of ground water polluted with hydrocarbons. 1. Quantitative and qualitative distribution of

W Dott, C Frank, P Werner

    Zentralblatt Fur Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie Und Hygiene. 1. Abt. Originale B, Hygiene
    |December 1, 1984
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    hydrocarbon pollutiongroundwater microbiologybacterial population dynamicsenvironmental field studymicrobial ecology

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