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IMPACT OF INDISCRIMINATE DISPOSAL OF UNTREATED EFFLUENTS FROM THERMAL POWER PLANT ON WATER RESOURCES
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T.V. Ramachandra1,2,3,*                Sudarshan P. Bhat1                Durga Madhab Mahapatra1,2                Gautham Krishnadas1
1 Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], 2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra)
3 Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP]
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Citation : Ramachandra. T.V., Sudarshan P. Bhat, Durga Madhab Mahapatra and Gautham Krishnadas., 2012. Impact of indiscriminate disposal of untreated effluents from thermal power plant on water resources., Indian Journal of Environmental Protection. Volume 32, No. 9, September 2012., pp. 705-718.
* Corresponding Author :
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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