Importance and characterization of the biological component in slow filters

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 554, Issue , 2001, Pages 313-321

  Brand, T ^a   Wohanka, W ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b State Research Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Efficacy; Slow filtration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000512774     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.554.34     Document Type: Article

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