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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 38, 2003 - Issue 11
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A Comparison of Water Quality Indices for Coastal Water

A. K. Gupta Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. K. Gupta Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
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Rashmi S. Patil Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
Pages 2711-2725 | Received 15 Jan 2003, Published online: 06 Feb 2007

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