Increasing Threat of Scarcity Prompts Rise in Water Recycling

Chris Palmer

doi:10.1016/j.eng.2024.01.003

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Increasing Threat of Scarcity Prompts Rise in Water Recycling

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Chris Palmer. Increasing Threat of Scarcity Prompts Rise in Water Recycling. Engineering, 2024, 33(2): 6‒8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2024.01.003

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