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Research Article

Evaluation of ground water quality and health risk assessment due to nitrate and fluoride in the Middle Indo-Gangetic plains of India

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Pages 1349-1365 | Received 10 Aug 2020, Accepted 27 Oct 2020, Published online: 17 Nov 2020

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