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Bacterial enumeration and mercury volatilization in deep subsurface sediment samples

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    Mark Radosevich & Donald A. Klein

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Radosevich, M., Klein, D.A. Bacterial enumeration and mercury volatilization in deep subsurface sediment samples. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 226–233 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198885

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