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Lead contamination levels in roadside vegetation of Tripoli area, Libya

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  1. Petroleum Research Centre, P.O. Box-6431, Tripoli, Libya

    S. O. Tumi, N. S. Kumar & A. K. Hinshery

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Tumi, S.O., Kumar, N.S. & Hinshery, A.K. Lead contamination levels in roadside vegetation of Tripoli area, Libya. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 718–721 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700991

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