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Assessment of Treatment capabilities of Varthur Lake, Bangalore, India
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Durga Madhab Mahapatra
[durgamadhab@ces.iisc.ernet.in]		 H. N. Chanakya
[chanakya@cst.iisc.ernet.in]		 T. V. Ramachandra*
[cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in]
Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012
Abstract
Introduction
Materials and methods
Results and discussion
Conclusion
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