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Rogers, J.E., Li, S.W. Effect of metals and other inorganic ions on soil microbial activity: Soil dehydrogenase assay as a simple toxicity test. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 858–865 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609817
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