Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 149034, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/149034
Research Article
Preliminary Feasibility Study of Benzo(a)Pyrene Oxidative Degradation by Fenton Treatment
LEPÆ, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Received 16 May 2009; Accepted 20 July 2009
Academic Editor: Ivo Iavicoli
Copyright © 2009 Vera Homem 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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