The small-scale approach in wastewater treatment

Wastewater Reuse and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 195-224

  Libralato, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b European Center for the Sustainable Impact of Nanotechnologies   (Italy)

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EID: 84901016076     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4942-9_7     Document Type: Chapter

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