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Detoxification of copper byNitzschia obtusa Wm. Sm., a pennate diatom

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    K. P. Gowrinathan & V. N. R. Rao

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Gowrinathan, K.P., Rao, V.N.R. Detoxification of copper byNitzschia obtusa Wm. Sm., a pennate diatom. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 612–618 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700636

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