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Adsorption of selected emerging contaminants onto PAC and GAC: Equilibrium isotherms, kinetics, and effect of the water matrix

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Pages 727-734 | Received 24 Nov 2016, Accepted 04 Feb 2017, Published online: 30 Mar 2017

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