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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 42, 2007 - Issue 8
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Assessment of metals in bed and suspended sediments in tributaries of the Lower Athabasca River

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Pages 1021-1028 | Received 13 Oct 2006, Published online: 29 Oct 2007

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