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Short-cut nitrification in biological aerated filters with modified zeolite and nitrifying sludge

Qiang Li1, Shifang Sun, Tingfeng Guo

  • 1Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology for Ministry of Education, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, China.

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