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- 191
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- 7
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- 419-419
- Citations
- 1298
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Zeeshanur Rahman,
Ved Pal Singh
(2019).
The relative impact of toxic heavy metals (THMs) (arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb)) on the total environment: an overview.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
, 191
(7)
, 419-419.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7528-7
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- DOI
- 10.1007/s10661-019-7528-7