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Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences 4/2011

01.02.2011 | Original Article

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

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

Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Ausgabe 4/2011

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Metadaten
Titel
Environmental assessment of water from a uranium mine (Caldas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil) in a decommissioning operation
verfasst von
Michelle Burato Campos
Heliana de Azevedo
Marcos Roberto Lopes Nascimento
Cláudio Vítor Roque
Suzelei Rodgher
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2011
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Environmental Earth Sciences / Ausgabe 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Elektronische ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0572-9

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