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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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A rapid technique for assessing assimilable organic carbon of UV/H2O2-treated water

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Pages 1086-1093 | Received 22 Aug 2012, Published online: 10 Apr 2013

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