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New insight into ammonium oxidation processes and mechanisms mediated by manganese oxide in constructed wetlands

Cheng Cheng1, Qiang He1, Jian Zhang2

  • 1Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China.

Water Research
|March 12, 2022
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Keywords:
AmmoniumConstructed wetlandsManganese oxideN(2)O emissionPsychrobacterZooloea

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