Overcoming implementation barriers for nanotechnology in drinking water treatment

Environmental Science: Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1241-1253

  Westerhoff, Paul ^a   Alvarez, Pedro ^b   Li, Qilin ^b   Gardea Torresdey, Jorge ^c   Zimmerman, Julie ^d  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85000501898     PISSN: 20518153     EISSN: 20518161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c6en00183a     Document Type: Review

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