Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 43.2, Problem 2.2RIA
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It is projected that each year approximately 1.8 million people die. This is mainly due to waterborne diseases, which is indirectly credited to inappropriate sanitation. Wastewater treatment is considered as an important initiative. It has to be taken more seriously for the humanity improvement and also for the future. The sewage treatment plant is used in our area.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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