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Natural and anthropogenic trace-metal input into the coastal and estuarine sediments of the straits of Malacca

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Din, Z.B. Natural and anthropogenic trace-metal input into the coastal and estuarine sediments of the straits of Malacca. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 666–673 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203751

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