Total mercury in floodplain soils of the Warta river, Poland

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 517-523

  Boszke, L ^a   Kowalski, A ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Floodplain soil; Mercury; Poland; Warta river

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547872312     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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