The microbiology of phosphorus removal in activated sludge

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 373-390

  Cloete, Thomas E ^a   Ehlers, M M ^a   van Heerden, J ^a   Atkinson, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Natal Technikon   (South Africa)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012470100-7/50024-8     Document Type: Chapter

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