Private wells as potential sources of heavy metal exposure: a pilot study in northwest Slovakia.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to analyse levels of selected heavy metals: chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and lead (Pb), and to recognize factors related to wells' stewardship.Methods: The pilot study was realized in May 2018 in three villages in northwest of Slovaki...
| Publicado en: | Central European Journal of Public Health Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 265 - 271 |
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Central European Journal of Public Health
Dec2021
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