Articles | Volume 5, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-65-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-65-2014
Review article
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13 Feb 2014
Review article |  | 13 Feb 2014

Use of phytoremediation and biochar to remediate heavy metal polluted soils: a review

J. Paz-Ferreiro, H. Lu, S. Fu, A. Méndez, and G. Gascó

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