International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of the current water quality of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia

Haile Melaku Zigde
  • Haile Melaku Zigde
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Mohammed Endale Tsegaye
  • Mohammed Endale Tsegaye
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 17 June 2019
  •  Published: 31 July 2019

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