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Effect of sewage pollution on the health status of sewage farm workers

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Varadarajan, K., Kannan, K., Paliwal, K. et al. Effect of sewage pollution on the health status of sewage farm workers. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 646–652 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701129

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