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Journal of Environmental Science and Health . Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering and Toxicology Volume 32, 1997 - Issue 9-10
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Heavy metals in water, suspended particles, sediments and aquatic plants of the upper region of Euphrates river, Iraq

Thaer I. Kassim Department of Aquatic Ecology, Fish Research Centre, P.O. Box 765, Baghdad, Iraq
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Hussain A. Al‐Saadi Department of Biology, College of Education for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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Ali A. Al‐Lami Department of Aquatic Ecology, Fish Research Centre, P.O. Box 765, Baghdad, Iraq
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Hameed H. Al‐Jaberi Department of Aquatic Ecology, Fish Research Centre, P.O. Box 765, Baghdad, Iraq
Pages 2497-2506 | Received 27 Mar 1996, Published online: 15 Dec 2008

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