Water Quality

The Produce Contamination Problem

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 105-118

  Gerba, Charles P ^a   Choi, Christopher Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

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EID: 84855788773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374186-8.00005-7     Document Type: Chapter

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