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Assessment of the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Orogodo River sediments Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria Cover

Assessment of the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Orogodo River sediments Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria

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|Sep 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/auoc-2017-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2286-038X | Journal ISSN: 1583-2430
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 29
Submitted on: Mar 13, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 30, 2017
Published on: Sep 2, 2017
Published by: Ovidius University of Constanta
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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