Bird urate contamination of atmospheric dust traps

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Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 287-294

  Drees, L R ^a   Manu, A ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030265855     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0341-8162(96)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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