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Metal accumulation capacity of five species of Sphagnum moss

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Aulio, K. Metal accumulation capacity of five species of Sphagnum moss. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 35, 439–442 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636535

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