Wastewater characteristics and appropriate method for wastewater management in the hospitals

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-40

  Mesdaghinia, A R ^a   Naddafi, K ^a   Nabizadeh, R ^a   Saeedi, R ^a   Zamanzadeh, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hospital; Iran; Wastewater; Wastewater treatment; Waterquality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649429591     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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