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Dynamics of Mercury Pollution on Regional and Global Scales: pp 657–678Cite as

Mercury Pollution in China — An Overview

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Feng, X. (2005). Mercury Pollution in China — An Overview. In: Pirrone, N., Mahaffey, K.R. (eds) Dynamics of Mercury Pollution on Regional and Global Scales:. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24494-8_27

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