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A novel bioaugmentation treatment approach using a confined microbial environment: a case study in a Membrane Bioreactor wastewater treatment plant

Ofir MenasheDepartment of Water Industries Engineering, School of Engineering, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel;BioCastle Water Technologies Ltd, Israel
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Eyal KurzbaumGolan Research Institute, University of Haifa, Katzrin, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1582-1590 | Received 28 May 2015, Accepted 10 Nov 2015, Published online: 08 Jan 2016

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