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Optimal Field Approaches for Electrokinetic In Situ Oxidation Remediation

  1. Ming Zhi Wu,
  2. David A. Reynolds,
  3. Andy Fourie,
  4. David G. Thomas

Article first published online: 4 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2012.01410.x

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Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation

Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation

Volume 33, Issue 1, pages 62–74, Winter 2013

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Wu, M. Z., Reynolds, D. A., Fourie, A. and Thomas, D. G. (2013), Optimal Field Approaches for Electrokinetic In Situ Oxidation Remediation. Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation, 33: 62–74. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2012.01410.x

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  1. Issue published online: 15 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 4 SEP 2012

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