Assessment of forward osmosis as a possible mitigation strategy for urine management during extended cave exploration

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-29

  Borer, Catherine H ^a   Stiles, Warren J ^a   Stevenson, Joshua C ^a   Cabanillas, Katherine E ^a  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CAVE; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPLORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OSMOSIS; URINE; VOLUME CHANGE;

EID: 84903545833     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4311/2012LSC0269     Document Type: Article

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