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Research Articles

Micro-morphological analysis of foliar uptake and retention of airborne particulate matter (PM)-bound toxic metals: implications for their phytoremediation

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Pages 636-654 | Received 08 Mar 2022, Accepted 27 Jul 2022, Published online: 06 Aug 2022

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