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Phytoremediation of Wastewater with Limnocharis Flava, Thalia Geniculata and Typha Latifolia in Constructed Wetlands

Alexander K. Anning Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Percy E. Korsah Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Patrick Addo-Fordjour Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Pages 452-464 | Published online: 15 Nov 2012

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