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Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie: Verhandlungen
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XI. Applied Limnology. 2. Toxicity

The use of aquatic bryophytes to monitor heavy metals pollution of freshwaters as illustrated by case studies

With 3 figures and 3 tables in the text

Pages 2420-2425 | Published online: 01 Dec 2017

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