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Research Article

Expected impacts of active mining on the distribution of heavy metals in soils around Iludun-Oro and its environs, Southwestern Nigeria

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Article: 1495046 | Received 25 Apr 2018, Accepted 26 Jun 2018, Published online: 17 Jul 2018

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