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Treatment Efficacy of Algae-based Sewage Treatment Plants
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Durga Madhab Mahapatra1,2            H. N. Chanakya2,3             T.V. Ramachandra1,2,3,*
1 Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], 2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra),
3 Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Citation : Durga Madhab Mahapatra, Chanakya H.N. and Ramachandra. T.V, 2013. Treatment efficacy of algae-based sewage treatment plants., Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, pp. 1-20. url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3090-x
* Corresponding Author :
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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