• Status of Community Drinking Water in Korea and Implications for Appropriate Management
  • Lee, Jin-Yong;Park, Youngyun;Kim, Nam-Ju;Jeon, Woo-Hyun;
  • Department of Geology, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University;Department of Geology, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University;Department of Geology, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University;Department of Geology, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University;
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This Article

  • 2013; 18(6): 56-68

    Published on Nov 30, 2013

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2013.18.6.056
  • Received on Oct 11, 2013
  • Revised on Oct 15, 2013
  • Accepted on Oct 15, 2013

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