Fluoride in natural waters

Essentials of Medical Geology: Revised Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 311-336

  Edmunds, W Mike ^a   Smedley, Pauline L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4375-5_13     Document Type: Chapter

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