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HEAVY METAL IN THE FOOD CHAIN - CONSEQUENCES OF POLLUTING WATER BODIES
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T.V. Ramachandra a,b,c,* N R Narayan a
a Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], b Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra)
c Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP]
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Email: tvr@iisc.ernet.inenergy.ces@iisc.ac.in

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Citation :Ramachandra T V and N R Narayan, 2021 Heavy metal in the food chain - consequences of polluting water bodies, Green Chemistry & Technology Letters eISSN: 2455-3611, Vol 7, No 1, 2021, pp 07-17 https://doi.org/10.18510/gctl.2021.712
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  Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
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