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Cadmium and lead uptake by edible crops grown in a silt loam soil

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Nwosu, J.U., Harding, A.K. & Linder, G. Cadmium and lead uptake by edible crops grown in a silt loam soil. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 570–578 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192601

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