Water quality and quantity analysis in Sikkim, North Eastern Himalaya

Current Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-45

  Tiwari, Archana ^a  

^a SIKKIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydel power projects; Microbial activity; Ph value; Qualitative and quantitative analysis; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866455282     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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