Monitoring biofilters used for air pollution control

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 78-85

  Devinny, Joseph S ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

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EID: 0032046817     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(1998)2:2(78)     Document Type: Article

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