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2. Status of As and F⁻ Groundwater and Soil Pollution in Pakistan

verfasst von : Abida Farooqi

Erschienen in: Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination

Verlag: Springer India

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Abstract

Arsenic and F⁻ testing of groundwater is considered as an important activity because As and F⁻ are now recognized as the most serious inorganic contaminants in drinking water on a worldwide basis and due to its serious effects on human health (Smedley et al. 2002).

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Titel: Status of As and F− Groundwater and Soil Pollution in Pakistan
verfasst von: Abida Farooqi
Verlag: Springer India
Buch: Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination
Print ISBN: 978-81-322-2297-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-81-322-2298-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2298-9_2