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Journal of Environmental Science and Health . Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering and Toxicology Volume 31, 1996 - Issue 10
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Removal of cadmium from polluted water using decaying leaves — effects of type of leaves and of concentration of cadmium

O. Sayrafi Chemistry Department, Birzeit University, P.O.Box 14, Birzeit, Palestinevia Israel
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Radi Salim Chemistry Department, An‐Najah University, P.O.Box 7, Nablus, Palestinevia Israel
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S.A. Sayrafi Chemistry Department, Birzeit University, P.O.Box 14, Birzeit, Palestinevia Israel
Pages 2503-2513 | Received 16 May 1996, Accepted 26 Jun 1996, Published online: 15 Dec 2008

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