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Do Current Standards of Practice in Canada Measure What is Relevant to Human Exposure at Contaminated Sites? I: A Discussion of Soil Particle Size and Contaminant Partitioning in Soil

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Pages 591-605 | Received 07 Mar 2005, Accepted 29 Jul 2005, Published online: 18 Jan 2007

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