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Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Water and sediment quality in a tropical swamp used for agricultural and oil refining activities

Wendy Norville Institute of Marine Affairs, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
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Darryl Banjoo Institute of Marine Affairs, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
Pages 149-156 | Received 05 Jul 2010, Published online: 05 Feb 2011

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