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Biotrickling and Bioscrubber Applications to Control Odor and Air Pollutants: Developments, Implementation Issues and Case Studies

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Kraakman, B. (2005). Biotrickling and Bioscrubber Applications to Control Odor and Air Pollutants: Developments, Implementation Issues and Case Studies. In: Shareefdeen, Z., Singh, A. (eds) Biotechnology for Odor and Air Pollution Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27007-8_16

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