Phytoremediation of domestic wastewater for reducing populations of escherichia coli and ms-2 coliphage

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 691-698

  Neralla, S ^a   Weaver, R W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coliphage; Constructed wetlands; E. coli; Phytoremediation; Septic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034063716     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2000.9618954     Document Type: Article

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