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The major hydrological, morphometric and chemical features of Lake Urmia, a large salt lake in Iran, are briefly reviewed. Some comments are made on bacteriological quality of the lake sediments.
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Ghaheri, M., Baghal-Vayjooee, M. & Naziri, J. Lake Urmia, Iran: A summary review. International Journal of Salt Lake Research 8, 19–22 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009062005606
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