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Environmental Chemistry/Technology

Lead contamination of soil in the vicinity of a military shooting range in Ibadan, Nigeria

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Pages 895-905 | Received 26 Oct 2011, Accepted 18 Mar 2012, Published online: 23 Apr 2012

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