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Activity of the soil enzymes and moss and lichen biomonitoring method used for the evaluation of soil and air pollution from tailing pond in Nižná Slaná (Slovakia)

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Pages 495-507 | Received 23 Oct 2018, Accepted 05 Jan 2019, Published online: 24 Jan 2019

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