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Pollution chronology of Lake Valencia, Venezuela

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Drinking Water Research Center, Florida International University, University Park, 33199, Miami, Florida, USA

    R. Jaffé

  2. Departamento de Química, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Laboratorio de Geoquímica y Química Ambiental, Apartado 89000, 1080-A, Caracas, Venezuela

    R. Jaffé, R. Espiño & F. Benitez

  3. Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, College of Geosciences & Maritime Studies, College Station, 77845, Texas, USA

    P. R. Gardinali

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Jaffé, R., Espiño, R., Benitez, F. et al. Pollution chronology of Lake Valencia, Venezuela. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 930–936 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197981

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