Dr John Snow and an early investigation of groundwater contamination

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 225, Issue , 2004, Pages 31-49

  Price, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; CHOLERA; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE;

EID: 4344708730     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.225.01.04     Document Type: Article

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