Cláudia A. Ferreira, Helena E. L. Palmieri, Maria Ângela de B. C. Menezes and Lúcia M. L. A. Auler. Hydrochemical Assessment of Spring Waters from the Iron Quadrangle Region, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
. 2017; 5(2):29-40. doi: 10.12691/AJWR-5-2-2
spring waters, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais-Brazil, hydrochemical assessment, trace elements
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