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Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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BIOAUGMENTATION AND ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL EFFLUENT IN FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR

R. Saravanane Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India
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D. V. S. Murthy Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India
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K. Krishnaiah Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, 600 036, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 779-791 | Received 05 Oct 2000, Published online: 06 Feb 2007

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