Comparative study of two modeling approaches for predicting heavy metals contaminant migration from polyethylene bags
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Keywords: heavy metals, polyethylene bags, migration, mathematical models
DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20160903.1611
Citation: Banadda N, Lule F, Sempala C, Kigozi J. Comparative study of two modeling approaches for predicting heavy metals contaminant migration from polyethylene bags. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2016; 9(3): 194-200.
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