A review of water quality and pollution studies in Tanzania

Ambio

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 617-620

  Mohammed, Salim M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0036991016     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-31.7.617     Document Type: Conference Paper

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