Demonstrating virus treatment efficiencies for biosolids

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1053-1058

  Crohn, David M ^a,c   Yates, Marylynn V ^a   Luker, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Eastern Municipal Water Dist of Riverside County   (United States)

^c AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS   (United States)

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EID: 2642710832     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(1997)123:10(1053)     Document Type: Article

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