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Fluorescence spectroscopy as a tool for determination of organic matter removal efficiency at water treatment works

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Fluorescence spectroscopy as a tool for determination of organic matter removal efficiency at water treatment works. / Bieroza, Magdalena; Baker, Andy; Bridgeman, John.
In: Drinking Water Engineering and Science, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2010, p. 63-70.

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Bieroza M, Baker A, Bridgeman J. Fluorescence spectroscopy as a tool for determination of organic matter removal efficiency at water treatment works. Drinking Water Engineering and Science. 2010;3(1):63-70. doi: 10.5194/dwes-3-63-2010

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Bieroza, Magdalena ; Baker, Andy ; Bridgeman, John. / Fluorescence spectroscopy as a tool for determination of organic matter removal efficiency at water treatment works. In: Drinking Water Engineering and Science. 2010 ; Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 63-70.

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