Influence of mineralized/mined areas in the quality of waters destined for the production of drinking water

Drinking Water: Contamination, Toxicity and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 223-241

  Ordonez A ^a   Alvarez, R ^a   De Miguel, E ^b   Loredo, J ^a   Pendas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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