Removal efficiencies of constructed wetland and efficacy of plant on treating benzene

Leaking underground petroleum storage poses human and environmental health risks as it contaminates the soil and the groundwater. Of the many contaminants, benzene – a major constituent of gasoline, is of primary concern. It is an identified carcinogen with a permissible limit set at a low level of...

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Main Authors: Florencio Ballesteros, Jr., Tran Hau Vuong, Mona Freda Secondes, Phan Dinh Tuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-03-01
Series:Sustainable Environment Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468203916300206