Environmental Science
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Seminatural Wetlands Outperform Traditional Wastewater Plants in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Environmental Management
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Seminatural Wetlands and Activated Sludge Wastewater-Treatment Systems
Ilda Mannino, Daniel Franco, Enrico Piccioni, Laura B. Favero, Erika Mattiuzzo, Gabriele Zanetto

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