Measuring floc structural characteristics

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Jarvis, Peter ^a   Jefferson, Bruce ^a   Parsons, Simon A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flocs; Settle rate; Size; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444465020     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-005-7092-1     Document Type: Review

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