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Research Article

Appraisal of heavy metal toxicity in surface water with human health risk by a novel approach: a study on an urban river in vicinity to industrial areas of Bangladesh

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Pages 803-819 | Received 20 Apr 2020, Accepted 07 Jun 2020, Published online: 23 Jun 2020

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