Investigation on the occurrence and fate of micropollutants in domestic wastewater treatment plants based on full-scale monitoring and simple statistical analysis
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Chae, Sung Ho
(Center for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST))
Lim, Seung Ji (Center for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) Lee, Jiho (Center for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) Gashaw, Seid Mingizem (Center for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) Lee, Woongbae (School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) Choi, Sangki (School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) Lee, Yunho (School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)) Lee, Woorim (Water Quality Institute, Busan Water Authority) Son, Heejong (Water Quality Institute, Busan Water Authority) Hong, Seok-Won (Center for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) |
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