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Heavy Metals in Natural Waters

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Nickel is silvery white, malleable and ductile. It possesses good thermal and electrical conductivity, moderate strength, and hardness. It takes and retains high polish. Although nickel can achieve oxidation states from — 1 to +4, compounds of the +2 state are most common.

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Moore, J.W., Ramamoorthy, S. (1984). Nickel. In: Heavy Metals in Natural Waters. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5210-8_8

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