The Industrial Fluorosis Caused by a Coal-Burning Power Station and its Effects on Sheep

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 735-741

  Fidanci, Ulvi Reha ^a   Sel, Tevhide ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood; Fluorosis; Industrial pollution; Plant; Sheep; Soil; Urine; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035639092     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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