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Nir, R., Gasith, A. & Perry, A.S. Cadmium uptake and toxicity to water hyacinth: Effect of repeated exposures under controlled conditions. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 149–157 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702375
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