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Ecological assessment of water quality in the Kabul River, Pakistan, using statistical methods

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|May 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2017-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 140 - 153
Submitted on: Sep 10, 2016
Accepted on: Nov 10, 2016
Published on: May 31, 2017
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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