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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Microbial and chemical contamination during and after flooding in the Ohio River—Kentucky, 2011

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Pages 1236-1243 | Received 07 Oct 2013, Published online: 26 Jun 2014

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