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. 2020 May;8(5):e643.
doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30112-1. Epub 2020 Mar 23.

COVID-19: mitigating transmission via wastewater plumbing systems

Michael Gormley  1 , Thomas J Aspray  2 , David A Kelly  3
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COVID-19: mitigating transmission via wastewater plumbing systems

Michael Gormley et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 May.
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