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El Baz S, Imziln B. Can Aerosols and Wastewater be Considered as Potential Transmissional Sources of COVID-19 to Humans?. EUR J ENV PUBLIC HLT. 2020;4(2):em0047. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/8324

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El Baz, S., & Imziln, B. (2020). Can Aerosols and Wastewater be Considered as Potential Transmissional Sources of COVID-19 to Humans?. European Journal of Environment and Public Health, 4(2), em0047. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/8324

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El Baz S, Imziln B. Can Aerosols and Wastewater be Considered as Potential Transmissional Sources of COVID-19 to Humans?. EUR J ENV PUBLIC HLT. 2020;4(2), em0047. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/8324

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El Baz, Soraia, and Boujamâa Imziln. "Can Aerosols and Wastewater be Considered as Potential Transmissional Sources of COVID-19 to Humans?". European Journal of Environment and Public Health 2020 4 no. 2 (2020): em0047. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/8324

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El Baz, S., and Imziln, B. (2020). Can Aerosols and Wastewater be Considered as Potential Transmissional Sources of COVID-19 to Humans?. European Journal of Environment and Public Health, 4(2), em0047. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/8324

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El Baz, Soraia et al. "Can Aerosols and Wastewater be Considered as Potential Transmissional Sources of COVID-19 to Humans?". European Journal of Environment and Public Health, vol. 4, no. 2, 2020, em0047. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/8324