Ecological aspects of biological phosphorus removal in activated sludge systems

Advances in Microbial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 169-200

  Kortstee, Gerard J J ^a   Appeldoorn, Klaas J ^b   Bonting, Cornelus F C ^c   Van Niel, Ed W J ^c   Van Veen, Hendrik J ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BKH Consulting Engineers   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0034393389     PISSN: 01474863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4187-5_5     Document Type: Article

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