Assessment of water quality of the river Cauvery

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 347-352

  Dhanapakiam, P ^a   Sampoorani, V ^a   Kavitha, R ^a  

^a Alamelu Angappan College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Pollution; River ecology; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INDIA; RIVER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032856398     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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