Environmental Mercury Pollution in Waters due to Rapid Urbanization - A Case Study

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 924-930

  Jayaprakash, K ^a   Anandan, R ^a  

^a Karpagavinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation of mercury due to e waste; Biomagnifications of mercury through e waste dumping; Mercury contamination due to e waste; Mercury discharge from CFL spent bulbs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902167211     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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