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Economic and environmental assessment of small and decentralized wastewater treatment systems

R. Nogueira IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4705-057, Braga, Portugal Phone: +351 253604410 Fax: +351 253604410
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A.G. Brito IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4705-057, Braga, Portugal Phone: +351 253604410 Fax: +351 253604410
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A.P. Machado IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4705-057, Braga, Portugal Phone: +351 253604410 Fax: +351 253604410
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P. Janknecht Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG-Wasserwirtschaft und Technik Himmelgeister Landstrasse 1, 40589, Düsseldorf, Germany E-mail: pjanknecht@swd_ag.de
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J.J. Salas Department of Applied Research, New Water Technologies Centre (CENTA), Avda. Américo Vespuccio 5-A, 2a, Módulo 10, 41092, Seville, Spain E-mail: [email protected]
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L. Vera Water Department - Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Playa de Pozo Izquierdo, s/n, 35119 Santa Lucía, Las Palmas, Spain
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G. Martel Water Department - Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Playa de Pozo Izquierdo, s/n, 35119 Santa Lucía, Las Palmas, Spain
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Pages 16-21 | Received 14 Apr 2008, Accepted 05 Aug 2008, Published online: 03 Aug 2012

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