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Chromium Behaviour in Intertidal Sediments and Pore Waters, R. Clyde, UK

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Hursthouse, A., Matthews, J., Figures, J. et al. Chromium Behaviour in Intertidal Sediments and Pore Waters, R. Clyde, UK. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 23, 253–259 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012213516327

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