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Environmental assessment of water from a uranium mine (Caldas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil) in a decommissioning operation

Authors: Michelle Burato Campos, Heliana de Azevedo, Marcos Roberto Lopes Nascimento, Cláudio Vítor Roque, Suzelei Rodgher

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 4/2011

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Title: Environmental assessment of water from a uranium mine (Caldas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil) in a decommissioning operation
Authors: Michelle Burato Campos
Heliana de Azevedo
Marcos Roberto Lopes Nascimento
Cláudio Vítor Roque
Suzelei Rodgher
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0572-9

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