Scheme and Technical Issues in Water Quality Control

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Scheme and Technical Issues in Water Quality Control. / Mulder, Stephan; Niekerk, Theo I. Van; Mercorelli, Paolo.
International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2023. Piscataway: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. p. 1-5 10389416 (International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2023).

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Mulder, S, Niekerk, TIV & Mercorelli, P 2023, Scheme and Technical Issues in Water Quality Control. in International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2023., 10389416, International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2023, IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, pp. 1-5, 2023 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET), Kapstadt, South Africa, 16.11.23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECET58911.2023.10389416

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Mulder, S., Niekerk, T. I. V., & Mercorelli, P. (2023). Scheme and Technical Issues in Water Quality Control. In International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2023 (pp. 1-5). Article 10389416 (International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2023). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECET58911.2023.10389416

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Mulder S, Niekerk TIV, Mercorelli P. Scheme and Technical Issues in Water Quality Control. In International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2023. Piscataway: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. p. 1-5. 10389416. (International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2023). doi: 10.1109/ICECET58911.2023.10389416

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