Coast around Alang-Sosiya shipbreaking yard in India ‘strongly polluted’ with heavy metals
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To cite this article/service: "Science for Environment Policy": European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service, edited by SCU, The University of the West of England, Bristol. Source: Reddy, M. S., Basha, S., Sravan Kumar, V., Joshi, H. & Ramachandraiah, G. (2004). Distribution, enrichment and accumulation of heavy metals in coastal sediments of Alang–Sosiya ship scrapping yard, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48(11-12): 1055-1059. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.1 2.011.
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