Biotreatment of Ammonia in Air by an Immobilized Nitrosomonas europaea Biofilter

Environmental Progress

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 70-76

  Chung, Ying Chien ^a   Huang, Chihpin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0032094111     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670170211     Document Type: Article

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