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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Development of an attached growth reactor for NH4–N removal at a drinking water supply system in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Wilawan Khanitchaidecha International Research Center for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi, Japan
,
Maneesha Shakya Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water, Nepal
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Yuichi Nakano Interdiscriplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Japan
,
Yasuhiro Tanaka Interdiscriplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Japan
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Futaba Kazama International Research Center for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi, Japan
Pages 734-743 | Received 01 Aug 2010, Published online: 14 Mar 2012

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