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Bowers, L.J., Melhuish, J.H. Comparison of elemental concentrations in the wood of three tree species growing adjacent to an inactive chromium smelter. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 40, 457–461 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689107
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