Dyes-environmental impact and remediation

Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable Development

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 111-162

  Pereira, Luciana ^a   Alves, Madalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Decolourisation; Dye; Physico chemical treatment; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016604287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1591-2_4     Document Type: Chapter

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