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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 48, 2013 - Issue 13
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An eco-friendly treatment of tannery wastewater using bioaugmentation with a novel microbial consortium

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Pages 1732-1739 | Received 12 Feb 2013, Published online: 15 Aug 2013

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