Pollution and environmental risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in surface sediments of Zayandeh-Rood River, Isfahan Province, Iran

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Raed Shwetir Marwah ¹ , Atefeh Chamani ²

1 - Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Waste and Wastewater Research Center ,Isfahan (khorasgan)Branch, Islamic Azad University ,Isfahan ,Iran. *Corresponding Author Email: [e-mail]

Received: 2023-07-30 Accepted : 2023-09-10 Published : 2023-09-10

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