Natural treatment systems as sustainable ecotechnologies for the developing countries.
The purpose of natural treatment systems is the re-establishment of disturbed ecosystems and their sustainability for benefits to human and nature. The working of natural treatment systems on ecological principles and their sustainability in terms of low cost, low energy consumption, and low mechani...
| Publicado en: | BioMed Research International Vol. 2013; pp. 796373 - 796374 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2013
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