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Assessment of water quality and health risks for toxic trace elements in urban Phewa and remote Gosainkunda lakes, Nepal

Dipesh RupakhetiKey Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China
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Lekhendra TripatheeState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China;Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu, Mikkeli, Finland;Himalayan Environment Research Institute (HERI), Kathmandu, Nepal
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Shichang KangState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China;CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chhatra Mani SharmaLaboratory of Green Chemistry, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu, Mikkeli, Finland;Himalayan Environment Research Institute (HERI), Kathmandu, Nepal;Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Nepal
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Rukumesh PaudyalUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China;State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China;Himalayan Environment Research Institute (HERI), Kathmandu, Nepal
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Mika SillanpääHimalayan Environment Research Institute (HERI), Kathmandu, Nepal
Pages 959-973 | Received 22 Dec 2016, Accepted 03 Feb 2017, Published online: 12 Jun 2017

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