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Research Papers

Assessment of heavy metal accumulation in Anzali wetland, Iran, using a submerged aquatic plant, Ceratophyllum demersum

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Pages 261-265 | Received 16 Dec 2010, Accepted 22 Aug 2011, Published online: 20 Dec 2011

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