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International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Volume 2010, Article ID 914159, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/914159
Review Article

Nitrogen and Phosphorous Removal in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants in China: A Review

Yong Qiu,1 Han-chang Shi,1,2 and Miao He1

1Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
2State-key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Beijing 100084, China

Received 15 January 2010; Revised 12 April 2010; Accepted 26 April 2010

Academic Editor: Josiane Nikiema

Copyright © 2010 Yong Qiu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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