Reed beds for the remediation and recycling of nursery runoff water

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-36

  Headley, Tom ^a   Dirou, John ^b   Huett, David ^b   Stovold, Gordon ^b   Davison, Leigh ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

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EID: 84893141855     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2005.10648631     Document Type: Article

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