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Mud battery stops marine rust

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  1. OrfeiL. H., et al. Environ. Sci. Technol., 40. 6473 - 6478 (2006).

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Ball, P. Mud battery stops marine rust. Nature (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/news061023-12

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