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Journal of Chemistry
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 3659561, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3659561
Research Article

An Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Selected Industrial Effluents in Nepal

Abhinay Man Shrestha,1 Sanjila Neupane,1 and Gunjan Bisht2

1Department of Environment Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
2Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal

Correspondence should be addressed to Gunjan Bisht; moc.liamg@13thsibnajnug

Received 2 August 2017; Accepted 1 October 2017; Published 25 October 2017

Academic Editor: Wenshan Guo

Copyright © 2017 Abhinay Man Shrestha et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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