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Environmental contamination of chromium in agricultural and animal products near a chromate industry

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  1. Research Centre of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kakinada-3 A.P.

    D. Imam Khasim

  2. Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, 517 502, Tirupati, India

    N. V. Nanda Kumar

  3. Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, 517 502, Tirupati, India

    R. C. Hussain

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Imam Khasim, D., Nanda Kumar, N.V. & Hussain, R.C. Environmental contamination of chromium in agricultural and animal products near a chromate industry. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 742–746 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701997

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