Enhancing anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater: State of the art, innovative technologies and future perspectives

Science of The Total Environment - Tập 635 - Trang 78-91 - 2018
Valentina Stazi1, M. Concetta Tomei1
1Water Research Institute, C.N.R., Via Salaria km 29.300, CP 10, Monterotondo Stazione, 00015 Rome, Italy

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