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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Evapotranspiration from pilot-scale constructed wetlands planted with Phragmites australis in a Mediterranean environment

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Pages 568-580 | Received 12 Jun 2012, Published online: 05 Feb 2013

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