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Lead, cadmium, nickel, and zinc contamination of ground water around Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad, India

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Srikanth, R., Rao, A.M., Kumar, C.S. et al. Lead, cadmium, nickel, and zinc contamination of ground water around Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad, India. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 138–143 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196552

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