Md. Safiqul Islam, M. A. Azadi, Munira Nasiruddin and Md. Saiful Islam. Water Quality of Boalia Khal Tributary of Halda River by Weighted Arithmetic Index Method.
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Boalia Khal, Halda River, physicochemical parameters, WAWQM, WQI
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