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Processes no. 7, pages 311 - 332,
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Drewnowski J., Remiszewska-Skwarek A., Duda S., Łagód G.: Aeration Process in Bioreactors as the Main Energy Consumer in a Wastewater Treatment Plant. Review of Solutions and Methods of Process Optimization// Processes -Vol. 7,iss. 5 (2019), s.311-332

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