Earth and Planetary Sciences
4 years ago

New marine outfall design slashes beach bacteria by up to 99%

Journal of Hazardous Materials
Designing a marine outfall to reduce microbial risk on a recreational beach: Field experiment and modeling
Minjeong Kim, Mayzonee Ligaray, Yong Sung Kwon, Soobin Kim, Sang‐Soo Baek, JongCheol Pyo, Gahyun Baek, Jingyeong Shin, Jaai Kim, Changsoo Lee, Young Mo Kim, Kyung Hwa Cho

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