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Evaluation of a sequential extraction scheme to study associations of trace elements in estuarine and oceanic sediments

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  1. W. A. Maher

    Present address: Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Adelaide, 5001, Adelaide, South Australia

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    W. A. Maher

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Maher, W.A. Evaluation of a sequential extraction scheme to study associations of trace elements in estuarine and oceanic sediments. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 32, 339–344 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607507

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