Ozone - An emerging technology for the seafood industry

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1527-1539

  Gonçalves, Alex Augusto ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clean technology; Ozone; Seafood

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77953273327     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132009000600025     Document Type: Article

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