Survey of filamentous bacteria in activated sludge plants in KwaZulu-Natal

Water SA

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-68

  Lacko, N ^a   Bux, F ^a   Kasan, H C ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOACCUMULATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAMPLE; SOUTH AFRICA;

FILAMENTOUS ALGAE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033056914     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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