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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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Use of a passive bioreactor to reduce water-borne plant pathogens, nitrate, and sulfate in greenhouse effluent

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Pages 1740-1747 | Received 24 Feb 2013, Published online: 15 Aug 2013

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