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The effect of sludge treatment on the organic contaminant content of sewage sludges. / Wild, S. R.; Jones, K. C.
In: Chemosphere, Vol. 19, No. 10-11, 01.01.1989, p. 1765-1777.

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Wild SR, Jones KC. The effect of sludge treatment on the organic contaminant content of sewage sludges. Chemosphere. 1989 Jan 1;19(10-11):1765-1777. doi: 10.1016/0045-6535(89)90521-3

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Wild, S. R. ; Jones, K. C. / The effect of sludge treatment on the organic contaminant content of sewage sludges. In: Chemosphere. 1989 ; Vol. 19, No. 10-11. pp. 1765-1777.

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