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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Comparison of dry and living Sphagnum palustre moss samples in determining their biocumulative capability as biomonitoring tools

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Pages 1101-1115 | Received 29 Sep 2006, Published online: 29 Oct 2007

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