Removal of synthetic dyes from wastewaters: a review

Environment International - Tập 30 Số 7 - Trang 953-971 - 2004
Esther Forgács1, Tibor Cserháti1, Gyula Oros2
1Research Laboratory of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, 1525 Budapest, Hungary
2Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pf. 102, Budapest 114, 1525, Hungary

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