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Performance evaluation of a down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor as a decentralized domestic wastewater treatment system in tropical regions

Tsuyoshi DanshitaCenter for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; ;Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; View further author information
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Wilasinee YoochatchavalDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College, Shuunan, Yamaguchi, Japan; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1228-2036View further author information
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Yasuyuki TakemuraCenter for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4996-0523View further author information
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Yuma MiyaokaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan; View further author information
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Mai KadaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan; View further author information
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Wachira TepjunDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College, Shuunan, Yamaguchi, Japan; View further author information
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Sirikes ThongleeDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College, Shuunan, Yamaguchi, Japan; View further author information
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Hideaki SonakaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan; View further author information
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Takashi YamaguchiDepartment of Science and Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan; View further author information
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Noriko TomiokaCenter for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; View further author information
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Pathan BanjongprooDepartment of Drainage and Sewerage, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Dindang, Bangkok, Thailand; View further author information
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Tomohiro OkaderaCenter for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; View further author information
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Yoshitaka EbieCenter for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanView further author information
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Kazuaki SyutsuboCenter for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 847-857 | Received 08 Jan 2020, Accepted 23 Mar 2020, Published online: 07 Apr 2020

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