Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Disinfection and Microbial Control: Merits and Limitations

Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 157-166

  Mahendra, Shaily ^a   Li, Qilin ^a   Lyon, Delina Y ^a   Brunet, Lena ^a   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

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EID: 84879459761     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-8155-1578-4.50021-4     Document Type: Chapter

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