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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Kinetic study of adsorption of arsenic onto New Zealand Ironsand (NZIS)

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Pages 1474-1480 | Received 11 Feb 2014, Published online: 19 Aug 2014

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