Source apportionment of groundwater pollutants in Apulian agricultural sites using multivariate statistical analyses: Case study of Foggia province

Chemistry Central Journal

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages

  Ielpo, Pierina ^a   Cassano, Daniela ^a   Lopez, Antonio ^a   Pappagallo, Giuseppe ^a   Uricchio, Vito F ^a   De Napoli, Pasquale A ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84874778657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1752153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-6-S2-S5     Document Type: Article

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