Articles | Volume 6, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-6-89-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-6-89-2013
12 Aug 2013
 | 12 Aug 2013

Removal and transformation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants and constructed wetlands

E. Lee, S. Lee, J. Park, Y. Kim, and J. Cho

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