Chemically enhanced sunlight for killing bacteria

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-91

  Block, S S ^a   Seng, V P ^b   Goswami, D W ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0001906403     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2871858     Document Type: Article

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