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Integrated biological treatment and biogas production in a small-scale slaughterhouse in rural Ghana.

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Integrated biological treatment and biogas production in a small-scale slaughterhouse in rural Ghana. / Aklaku, E. D.; Jones, Keith; Obiri-Danso, K.
In: Water Environment Research, Vol. 78, No. 12, 11.2006, p. 2335-2339.

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Aklaku, ED, Jones, K & Obiri-Danso, K 2006, 'Integrated biological treatment and biogas production in a small-scale slaughterhouse in rural Ghana.', Water Environment Research, vol. 78, no. 12, pp. 2335-2339. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143006X111925

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Aklaku, E. D., Jones, K., & Obiri-Danso, K. (2006). Integrated biological treatment and biogas production in a small-scale slaughterhouse in rural Ghana. Water Environment Research, 78(12), 2335-2339. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143006X111925

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Aklaku ED, Jones K, Obiri-Danso K. Integrated biological treatment and biogas production in a small-scale slaughterhouse in rural Ghana. Water Environment Research. 2006 Nov;78(12):2335-2339. doi: 10.2175/106143006X111925

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Aklaku, E. D. ; Jones, Keith ; Obiri-Danso, K. / Integrated biological treatment and biogas production in a small-scale slaughterhouse in rural Ghana. In: Water Environment Research. 2006 ; Vol. 78, No. 12. pp. 2335-2339.

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