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A Laboratory Study to Determine the Acceptability of Oxidation Pond Effluent by Soil

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Dilution of wastewaters in water bodies does not actually constitute a solution for the disposal of wastewaters because wastes introduced into water bodies disturb, or worse, destroy existing ecosystems. Therefore, land disposal of wastewaters after some pretreatment may be considered as an alternative to disposal in water bodies.

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  1. M.E.T.U. Environmental Eng. Dept, Ankara, Turkey

    Necip Billur

  2. M.E.T.U. Civil Eng. Dept, Ankara, Turkey

    Semra Siber

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  1. Necip Billur
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  1. Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Kriton Curi

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Billur, N., Siber, S. (1985). A Laboratory Study to Determine the Acceptability of Oxidation Pond Effluent by Soil. In: Curi, K. (eds) Appropriate Waste Management for Developing Countries. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2457-7_39

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