Design and construction of a gas filter system for hospital incinerators

Environmental Challenges - Tập 9 - Trang 100651 - 2022
Robert Ohene Adu1, Samuel Fosu Gyasi2,3, David Kofi Essumang4, Samuel Adu-Gyamfi5
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, B.A., Ghana
2Department of Biological Science, the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, BA, Ghana
3Center for Research in Applied Biology, CeRAB, the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, BA, Ghana
4Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
5Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, Ghana

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