Environmental monitoring of sediment quality and trace metal status in a tropical perennial river in South India: an exploration using multivariate analysis
Monitoramento ambiental da qualidade dos sedimentos e do status dos vestígios de metais em um rio tropical perene no sul da Índia: uma exploração usando análise multivariada
Dani Benchamin; Sreejai Raghavan; Arya Madhu Sajidevi
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Submitted date:
03/10/2023
Accepted date:
12/03/2024
Publication date:
09/04/2024
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