Ecological risk-based performance evaluation of a waste stabilization pond

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 757-764

  Abbassi, Rouzbeh ^a   Khan, Faisal ^a   Hawboldt, Kelly ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological risk; Performance; Stabilization pond; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 77956969578     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2010.101     Document Type: Article

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