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A guide for proper utilisation of stable isotope reference materialsFootnote*

Wolfram Meier-AugensteinSchool of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Arndt SchimmelmannDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4648-5253
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Pages 113-128 | Received 07 Aug 2018, Accepted 19 Sep 2018, Published online: 08 Nov 2018

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