Application of Saprobes for Bioindication of Wastewater Quality

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-296

  Chomczyńska, Mariola ^a   Montusiewicz, Agnieszka ^a   Malicki, Jacek ^a   Lagód, Grzegorz ^a  

^a LUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

biodiversity; bioindication; saprobes system; self purification in the sewer systems; sewer system

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017297696     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0311     Document Type: Article

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