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Biofouling
The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research
Volume 34, 2018 - Issue 7
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Original Articles

Non-destructive approaches for assessing biofouling of household reverse osmosis membranes

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Pages 740-752 | Received 09 Jan 2018, Accepted 19 Jun 2018, Published online: 30 Sep 2018

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