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Ground Water Quality Characterization in the South of Algeria (Tindouf Region)—In Excess Fluorine

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Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (EMCEI 2017)

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The contamination of water resources available for household and drinking purposes with heavy elements, metal ions and harmful microorganisms is one of the major serious health problems (Karunanidhi et al. 2013). The fluoride is to scale as one of the pollutants of geological origin more frequently met in ground water.

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Nabbou, N., Belhachemi, M., Merzougui, T., Harek, Y., Nasri, B., Mokadam, I. (2018). Ground Water Quality Characterization in the South of Algeria (Tindouf Region)—In Excess Fluorine. In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_194

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