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Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 646750, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/646750
Research Article
Impacts of Triclosan in Greywater on Soil Microorganisms
Life Sciences and Environmental Pollution Control Programs, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, USA
Received 15 April 2011; Accepted 11 May 2011
Academic Editor: Matthias Noll
Copyright © 2011 Danielle I. Harrow et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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