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      Names: Parray, Javid Ahmad, editor. | Abd Elkhalek Mahmoud, Abeer Hashem, editor. | Sayyed, Riyaz, editor.

      Title: Soil bioremediation : an approach towards sustainable technology / edited by Dr. Javid A. Parray, Dr. Abeer Hashem Abd Elkhalek Mahmoud, Prof.Riyaz Sayyed.

      Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2021005025 (print) | LCCN 2021005026 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119547952 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119547969 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119547938 (epub)

      Subjects: MESH: Soil Microbiology | Biodegradation, Environmental | Environmental Pollution–prevention & control | Soil Pollutants | Conservation of Natural Resources

      Classification: LCC QR111 (print) | LCC QR111 (ebook) | NLM QW 60 | DDC 579/.1757–dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021005025 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021005026

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