Emerging contaminants: A tutorial mini-review

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-79

  Thomaidis, N S ^a   Asimakopoulos, A G ^a   Bletsou, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Emerging pollutants; Sewage treatment plants; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869127530     PISSN: 17907632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30955/gnj.000823     Document Type: Review

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