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Hexavalent Chromium Reduction and Precipitation by Sulphate-reducing Bacterial Biofilms

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    Wendy-Louise Smith

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    Wendy-Louise Smith

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Smith, WL. Hexavalent Chromium Reduction and Precipitation by Sulphate-reducing Bacterial Biofilms. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 23, 297–300 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012296812935

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