A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

Journal of Molecular Liquids - Tập 290 - Trang 111197 - 2019
Kilaru Harsha Vardhan1, P. Senthil Kumar1, Rames C. Panda2
1Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
2Department of Chemical Engineering, CSIR- CLRI, Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India

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