Risk Assessment of Arsenic-Contaminated Groundwater in Multiple Scenarios in a Rural Area of Gyeongnam Province, Korea
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Oh, Serim
(Department of Geology, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Jin-Yong (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University) Moon, Sang-Ho (Groundwater Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) Jang, Jiwook (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University) Jeong, Eunju (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University) |
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