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Changes in sample collection and analytical techniques and effects on retrospective comparability of low-level concentrations of trace elements in ground water

✍ Scribed by Tamara Ivahnenko; Zoltan Szabo; Jacob Gibs

Book ID: 117242262
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 307 KB
Volume: 35
Category: Article
ISSN: 0043-1354
DOI: 10.1016/s0043-1354(01)00094-x

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