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Fundamental Problems relating to River Pollution

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THE need for scientific research to provide a basis upon which to deal economically with the pollution of the rivers of Great Britain has been widely recognised during the last few years, and the Government is now prepared to provide adequate financial assistance for this purpose. It is of interest at the present moment to review the lines along which further research of a general character appears at first sight likely to prove most fruitful.

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HARVEY, H. Fundamental Problems relating to River Pollution. Nature 119, 463–464 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119463a0

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