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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 708, 2026
7th International Conference on Smart Applications and Water Information Systems: “Intelligent Systems, Geospatial Technologies and Modeling for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources” (SAWIS 2025)
Article Number 02005
Number of page(s) 6
Section Water Quality, Treatment, and Environmental Processes
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202670802005
Published online 30 April 2026
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