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POTENTIAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS POSED BY INTENTIONAL/ACCIDENTAL INTERVENTIONS

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Management of Intentional and Accidental Water Pollution

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Water is an important component supporting human life and the natural environment but also media for transmission of chemical and biological pollutants.

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  1. National Centre of Hygiene, Medical Ecology and Nutrition, 15, D. Nestorov Str., 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria

    VESKA KAMBOUROVA

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  1. National Institute of Environmental Health of “Jozsef Fodor” National Center for Public Health, Budapest, Hungary

    Gyula Dura

  2. National Center of Hygiene, Medical Ecology and Nutrition, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Veska Kambourova

  3. National Center of Hygiene, Medical Ecology and Nutrition, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Fina Simeonova

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KAMBOUROVA, V. (2006). POTENTIAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS POSED BY INTENTIONAL/ACCIDENTAL INTERVENTIONS. In: Dura, G., Kambourova, V., Simeonova, F. (eds) Management of Intentional and Accidental Water Pollution. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4800-9_1

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