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EP 1079944 A1 20010307 - DECONTAMINATION OF SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH HCB

Title (en)

DECONTAMINATION OF SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH HCB

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR SANIERUNG VON DURCH HCB KONTAMINIERTEN BÖDEN

Title (fr)

DECONTAMINATION DU SOL CONTAMINE PAR LE HCB

Publication

EP 1079944 A1 20010307 (EN)

Application

EP 99920501 A 19990514

Priority

CA 9900440 W 19990514
US 8063798 A 19980518

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9959743A1] A microbe degradation process for decontaminating soil contaminated with HCB.

IPC 1-7

B09C 1/10

IPC 8 full level

B09C 1/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B09C 1/10 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9959743A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9959743 A1 19991125; AU 3806899 A 19991206; EP 1079944 A1 20010307; TW 446585 B 20010721

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 9900440 W 19990514; AU 3806899 A 19990514; EP 99920501 A 19990514; TW 88107546 A 19990510