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Original Articles

Ion-Selective Electrode Offers Accurate, Inexpensive Method for Analyzing Soil Solution Nitrate in Remote Regions

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Pages 1974-1980 | Received 10 Aug 2013, Accepted 29 Jan 2014, Published online: 21 Jul 2014

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