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Treatment of coal seam gas produced water for beneficial use in Australia: A review of best practices

Long D. Nghiem School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia Phone: +61 (2) 4221 4590 Fax: +61 (2) 4221 4590
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Ting Ren School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia Phone: +61 (2) 4221 4590 Fax: +61 (2) 4221 4590
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Naj Aziz School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia Phone: +61 (2) 4221 4590 Fax: +61 (2) 4221 4590
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Ian Porter School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia Phone: +61 (2) 4221 4590 Fax: +61 (2) 4221 4590
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Gyanendra Regmi School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia Phone: +61 (2) 4221 4590 Fax: +61 (2) 4221 4590
Pages 316-323 | Received 01 Aug 2010, Accepted 18 Dec 2010, Published online: 03 Aug 2012

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