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Original Articles

Effects of Copper, Nickel, and Sulfate from the Smelters at Sudbury, Ontario (Canada) on Microbial Communities in Lakes

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Pages 400-420 | Received 01 Nov 2015, Accepted 01 Jun 2016, Published online: 27 Sep 2016

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