Environmental Pollution and Protection
Acoustic Over-Exposure versus Human Health: A Case Study of Dangote Flour Mill, Calabar, Cross River State
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- Obiefuna, J. N*
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Calabar, Nigeria. - Kubua J. B
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Calabar, Nigeria. - Obiefuna, C. J
Department of Educational Foundation, Guidance and Counseling, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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