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Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis Volume 37, 2006 - Issue 11-12
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Remediation of a Sandy Soil Contaminated with Cadmium, Nickel, and Zinc using an Insoluble Polyacrylate Polymer

Amarilis de Varennes Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisboa, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael John Goss Center for Land and Water Stewardship, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Miguel Mourato Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisboa, Portugal
Pages 1639-1649 | Received 24 May 2005, Accepted 14 Feb 2006, Published online: 18 Aug 2006

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