WO1999065573A1 - A method for remediating a medium - Google Patents
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- WO1999065573A1 WO1999065573A1 PCT/US1999/013651 US9913651W WO9965573A1 WO 1999065573 A1 WO1999065573 A1 WO 1999065573A1 US 9913651 W US9913651 W US 9913651W WO 9965573 A1 WO9965573 A1 WO 9965573A1
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EP99930344A EP1087822A4 (en) | 1998-06-18 | 1999-06-18 | A method for remediating a medium |
CA002335119A CA2335119A1 (en) | 1998-06-18 | 1999-06-18 | A method for remediating a medium |
AU46899/99A AU764369B2 (en) | 1998-06-18 | 1999-06-18 | A method for remediating a medium |
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US6969464B1 (en) * | 2001-01-17 | 2005-11-29 | Potts David A | Dewatering a leach field |
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US4429647A (en) * | 1980-08-18 | 1984-02-07 | Eugen Zinck | Method of and device for loosening agriculturally used soil |
US5032042A (en) * | 1990-06-26 | 1991-07-16 | New Jersey Institute Of Technology | Method and apparatus for eliminating non-naturally occurring subsurface, liquid toxic contaminants from soil |
US5560737A (en) * | 1995-08-15 | 1996-10-01 | New Jersey Institute Of Technology | Pneumatic fracturing and multicomponent injection enhancement of in situ bioremediation |
US5810514A (en) * | 1995-09-29 | 1998-09-22 | Terralift International, Ltd. | Method for introducing materials into a medium |
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US4429647A (en) * | 1980-08-18 | 1984-02-07 | Eugen Zinck | Method of and device for loosening agriculturally used soil |
US5032042A (en) * | 1990-06-26 | 1991-07-16 | New Jersey Institute Of Technology | Method and apparatus for eliminating non-naturally occurring subsurface, liquid toxic contaminants from soil |
US5560737A (en) * | 1995-08-15 | 1996-10-01 | New Jersey Institute Of Technology | Pneumatic fracturing and multicomponent injection enhancement of in situ bioremediation |
US5810514A (en) * | 1995-09-29 | 1998-09-22 | Terralift International, Ltd. | Method for introducing materials into a medium |
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US6969464B1 (en) * | 2001-01-17 | 2005-11-29 | Potts David A | Dewatering a leach field |
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WO1999065573A8 (en) | 2000-07-06 |
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CA2335119A1 (en) | 1999-12-23 |
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