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Identification and quantification of bacteria and archaea responsible for ammonia oxidation in different activated sludge of full-scale wastewater treatment plants

Nutpornnapat SinthusithDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Akihiko TeradaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Martha HahnOperations Supervisor at the Plum Creek Wastewater Authority, Castle Rock, Colorado, USA;Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Re-inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt) and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
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Pongsak (Lek) NoophanDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Junko Munakata-MarrEngineering Research Center (ERC) for Re-inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt) and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
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Linda A. FigueroaEngineering Research Center (ERC) for Re-inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt) and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
Pages 169-175 | Received 22 Jul 2014, Published online: 06 Jan 2015

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