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Arsenic Bioavailability in Polluted Mining Soils and Uptake by Tolerant Plants (El Cabaco mine, Spain)

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The authors would like to thank the Government of Castilla y Leon, Spain for supporting this study under the Project Grant No. CSI 13/03. The suggestions and technical comments of the anonymous reviewers are highly appreciated.

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  1. Department of Environmental Geochemistry, IRNA-CSIC, Aptdo. 257, Salamanca, Spain

    M. Casado, H. M. Anawar, A. Garcia-Sanchez & I. Santa Regina

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Casado, M., Anawar, H.M., Garcia-Sanchez, A. et al. Arsenic Bioavailability in Polluted Mining Soils and Uptake by Tolerant Plants (El Cabaco mine, Spain). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 29–35 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9214-7

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