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Original Articles

Hazardous metals levels in groundwater from Gokana, Rivers State, Nigeria: Non-cancer and cancer health risk assessment

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Pages 214-224 | Received 27 Jun 2017, Accepted 29 Aug 2017, Published online: 05 Oct 2017

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