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Technical Paper

Treatment of Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Acetate in Air Streams by a Biofilter Packed with Fern Chips

Ming-Shean Chou Institute of Environmental Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yu-Feng Chang Institute of Environmental Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Hsiao-Ting Perng Institute of Environmental Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
Pages 1590-1597 | Published online: 24 Jan 2012

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