A review of the fate of micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 457-487

  Margot, Jonas ^a   Rossi, Luca ^a   Barry, David A ^a   Holliger, Christof ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84984846625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20491948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/WAT2.1090     Document Type: Article

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