Levels of some trace metals and their potential health risks in water from Kwadon boreholes, Gombe State, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2006-6996,2006-6996
DOI: 10.4314/bajopas.v10i1.122s