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Multidisciplinary environmental assessment of oil refinery activities in Erbil, Iraq: Implications for water, soil, air, and human healthJournal title
Archives of Environmental ProtectionYearbook
2025Volume
51Issue
4Authors
Affiliation
Dilekoglu, Mehmet Fatih : Harran University, Türkiye ; Ahmed, Murad Khan Mahmood : Harran University, Türkiye ; Hamed, Masoud Hussein : Salahaddin University, Iraq ; Jirjees, Shevan : Salahaddin University, IraqKeywords
air quality, ; soil contamination, ; environmental impact, ; surface water, ; groundwater pollution, ; oil refinery,Divisions of PAS
Nauki TechniczneCoverage
78-90Publisher
Polish Academy of SciencesBibliography
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9.12.2025Type
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DOI: 10.24425/aep.2025.157230DOI
10.24425/aep.2025.157230Pages
78-90Abstracting & Indexing
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