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George Z Kyzas1, Athanasios C Mitropoulos1
1Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, 65404 Kavala, Greece.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
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The rapidly increasing population, depleting water resources, and climate change resulting in prolonged droughts and floods have rendered drinking water as a competitive resource in many parts of the world [...].
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