Advanced Environmental Sciences

Advanced Environmental Sciences

Characterization and Quality Index of Kor River Water

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors
Vahideh Sheykhi 1
Farid Moore 2
Atta Sakeri 3
1 Post Doc Researcher of Environmental Geology, Departmentof Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz
2 Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz
3 Assistant, Faculty of Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran
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