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New Zealand's National River Water Quality Network 1. Design and physico‐chemical characterisation

David G. Smith NIWA‐Ecosystems, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, P.O.Box 11–115, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Ruurd Maasdam Water Authority Friesland, P. O. Box 36, Leeuwarden, 8900 AA, The Netherlands
Pages 19-35 | Received 31 May 1993, Accepted 06 Oct 1993, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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