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Water pollution — A major crisis in Nepal

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The author, a native of Nepal, paints a depressing picture of the levels of water pollution currently suffered in that country. He itemizes a number of recommendations to improve the situation.

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  1. Botany Instruction Committee, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Govind P. S. Ghimire

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Ghimire, G.P.S. Water pollution — A major crisis in Nepal. Environmentalist 5, 193–195 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237608

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