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Mining area environmental mercury assessment using Abies alba

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Barghigiani, C., Bauleo, R. Mining area environmental mercury assessment using Abies alba . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 31–36 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193337

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