African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Post-treatment of municipal sewer in shallow polishing ponds

Tales Abreu Tavares de Sousa*
  • Tales Abreu Tavares de Sousa*
  • Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (DESA), Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Street: Baraúna, 351 - Campina Grande-Paraíba, Brazil
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Wilton Silva Lopes
  • Wilton Silva Lopes
  • Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (DESA), Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Street: Baraúna, 351 - Campina Grande-Paraíba, Brazil
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Israel Nunes Henrique
  • Israel Nunes Henrique
  • Bacharelado de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (BESA), Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA), Street: Vera Paz - Santarém-Pará, Brazil
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Valderi Duarte Leite
  • Valderi Duarte Leite
  • Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (DESA), Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Street: Baraúna, 351 - Campina Grande-Paraíba, Brazil
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Jose Tavares de Sousa
  • Jose Tavares de Sousa
  • Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (DESA), Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Street: Baraúna, 351 - Campina Grande-Paraíba, Brazil
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  •  Received: 13 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 15 February 2017
  •  Published: 15 March 2017

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