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Desalination and Water Treatment Volume 57, 2016 - Issue 48-49: Selected papers presented at the European Desalination Society conference EuroMed 2015: Desalination for Clean Water and Energy, Palermo, Italy, 10–14 May 2015
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Mini-review: novel non-destructive in situ biofilm characterization techniques in membrane systems

R. Valladares LinaresWater Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, Tel. +31 152782371
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L. FortunatoWater Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, Tel. +31 152782371
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N.M. FarhatWater Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, Tel. +31 152782371
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S.S. BucsWater Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, Tel. +31 152782371
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M. StaalFaculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZDelft, The Netherlands
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E.O. FridjonssonSchool of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, University of Western Australia, 35 6 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA6009, Australia
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M.L. JohnsSchool of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, University of Western Australia, 35 6 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA6009, Australia
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J.S. VrouwenvelderWater Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, Tel. +31 152782371;Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZDelft, The Netherlands;European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, Wetsus, Oostergoweg 9, 8911 MA, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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T. LeiknesWater Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, Tel. +31 152782371
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Pages 22894-22901 | Received 13 Oct 2015, Accepted 14 Mar 2016, Published online: 12 May 2016

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