Trace metal concentrations in leachates from open dumpsites in Lokoja, Kogi state, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2006-6996,2006-6996
DOI: 10.4314/bajopas.v5i2.28