Cost-effectiveness analysis of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCW) for nutrient reduction in drainage discharge from agricultural fields in Denmark

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCW) for nutrient reduction in drainage discharge from agricultural fields in Denmark. / Gachango, Florence Gathoni; Pedersen, Søren Marcus; Kjærgaard, Charlotte.

In: Environmental Management, Vol. 56, No. 6, 2015, p. 1478-1486.

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Gachango, FG, Pedersen, SM & Kjærgaard, C 2015, 'Cost-effectiveness analysis of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCW) for nutrient reduction in drainage discharge from agricultural fields in Denmark', Environmental Management, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 1478-1486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0585-y

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Gachango, F. G., Pedersen, S. M., & Kjærgaard, C. (2015). Cost-effectiveness analysis of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCW) for nutrient reduction in drainage discharge from agricultural fields in Denmark. Environmental Management, 56(6), 1478-1486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0585-y

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Gachango FG, Pedersen SM, Kjærgaard C. Cost-effectiveness analysis of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCW) for nutrient reduction in drainage discharge from agricultural fields in Denmark. Environmental Management. 2015;56(6):1478-1486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0585-y

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Gachango, Florence Gathoni ; Pedersen, Søren Marcus ; Kjærgaard, Charlotte. / Cost-effectiveness analysis of surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCW) for nutrient reduction in drainage discharge from agricultural fields in Denmark. In: Environmental Management. 2015 ; Vol. 56, No. 6. pp. 1478-1486.

Bibtex

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