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An assessment of the impact of industrial effluent on the heavy metal concentrations and microbiological quality of borehole water in Challawa Industrial Layout, Kano Metropolis, Nigeria Cover

An assessment of the impact of industrial effluent on the heavy metal concentrations and microbiological quality of borehole water in Challawa Industrial Layout, Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

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|Sep 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 54 - 64
Submitted on: Mar 8, 2025
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Accepted on: Sep 12, 2025
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Published on: Sep 30, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Simon Stephen Mshelia, Arhyel Yusuf Mbaya, Yunusa Hassan, published by University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences
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