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Research Article

Evaluation of radioactive and heavy metal pollution in agricultural soil surrounding the lignite-fired thermal power plant using pollution indices

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Pages 1490-1501 | Received 14 May 2022, Accepted 10 Jul 2022, Published online: 19 Jul 2022

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