Anaerobic Treatment of Organic Sulfate-Rich Wastewaters

Comprehensive Biotechnology, Second Edition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 399-418

  Lopes, S I C ^a   Lens, P N L ^b  

^a Nalco Europe ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-088504-9.00469-4     Document Type: Chapter

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