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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 38, 2003 - Issue 11
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Concentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Moss (Hypnum cupressiforme) from Hungary

Imre Olivér Kozák Institute of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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Melinda Kozák Institute of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
,
Jenő Fekete Institute of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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Virender K. Sharma Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2613-2619 | Received 21 Feb 2003, Published online: 06 Feb 2007

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