Occurrence of chromium and copper in groundwater around tanneries in chromepet area of Tamil Nadu

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 818-822

  Brindha, K ^a   Elango, L ^a   Rajesh, V G ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b RMSI Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Chromepet.; Chromium; Copper; Groundwater; Tannery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856508372     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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