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Original Articles

A New Lead Hydroxycarbonate Produced During Transformation of Lead Metal by the Soil Fungus Paecilomyces javanicus

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Pages 250-260 | Received 01 Jul 2015, Accepted 01 Jul 2015, Published online: 25 Feb 2016

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