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Fluoride in ground water: a comment on “fluorine contamination in ground water: a major challenge” published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, (2011) 173, 955–968

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Satpathy, K.K., Padhi, R.K., Sowmya, M. et al. Fluoride in ground water: a comment on “fluorine contamination in ground water: a major challenge” published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, (2011) 173, 955–968. Environ Monit Assess 186, 2159–2163 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3525-4

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