Regional distribution of Pd, Pt and Au-emissions from the nickel industry on the kola peninsula, NW-Russia, as seen in moss and humus samples

Palladium Emissions in the Environment: Analytical Methods, Environmental Assessment and Health Effects

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 53-70

  Reimann, Clemens ^a   Niskavaara, Heikki ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

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EID: 84892110365     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-29220-9_4     Document Type: Chapter

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