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Effects of pentachlorophenol on methanogenic fermentation of phenol

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    E. M. Godsy, D. F. Goerlitz & G. G. Ehrlich

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Godsy, E.M., Goerlitz, D.F. & Ehrlich, G.G. Effects of pentachlorophenol on methanogenic fermentation of phenol. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36, 271–277 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623507

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