Investigation of low-pressure ultraviolet radiation on inactivation of Rhabitidae nematode from water

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 314-319

  Dehghani, Mohammad Hadi ^a   Jahed, Gholam Reza ^a   Zarei, Ahmad ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nematode; Rhabditidae; Ultraviolet radiation; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879176652     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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