Removal of emerging contaminants of industrial origin by NF/RO - A pilot scale study

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 197-203

  Dolar, Davor ^a   Košutić, Krešimir ^a   Pavlović, Dragana Mutavdžić ^a   Kunst, Branko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Emerging contaminants; RO NF pilot treatment; SPE HPLC DAD; Veterinary antibiotics; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954183379     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.636     Document Type: Article

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