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Developing a new method for soil pollution monitoring using molecular genetic biomarkers

M. Galay-burgos Cardiff School of Biosciences Cardiff University CF10 3TL PO Box 915 Cardiff
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D. J. Spurgeon Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Cambridgeshire PE28 2LS Huntingdon
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J. M. Weeks National Centre for Environmental Toxicology Henley Road Buckinghamshire SL7 2HD Marlow
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S. R. Stürzenbaum Cardiff School of Biosciences Cardiff University CF10 3TL PO Box 915 Cardiff
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A. J. Morgan Cardiff School of Biosciences Cardiff University CF10 3TL PO Box 915 Cardiff
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P. Kille Cardiff School of Biosciences Cardiff University CF10 3TL PO Box 915 Cardiff
Pages 229-239 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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