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Combination of methanogenesis and denitrification in a UASB reactor for water reclamation applied to small agglomerations

J. Mateo-Sagasta Dávila AMBISAT Environmental Engineering, C/Alonso Cano 85, 10B 28003, Madrid, Spain Phone: +34 (91) 5336182 Fax: +34 (91) 5336182
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G. Khassab Water and Environment Research and Study Centre, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Phone: +962 (6) 5355000 Fax: +962 (6) 5355000
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A. Klapwijk Wageningen University and Research Centre, Sub-department of Environmental Technology, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV, Wageningen, The Netherlands Phone: +31 (317) 48 33 39+31 (317) 48 32 43 Fax: +31 (317) 48 33 39+31 (317) 48 32 43
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J.B. van Lier Wageningen University and Research Centre, Sub-department of Environmental Technology, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV, Wageningen, The Netherlands Phone: +31 (317) 48 33 39+31 (317) 48 32 43 Fax: +31 (317) 48 33 39+31 (317) 48 32 43
Pages 177-182 | Received 23 Apr 2008, Accepted 23 Jul 2008, Published online: 03 Aug 2012

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