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Mercury Distribution in Soil Profiles Polluted by Lead Smelting

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This project was funded by Czech Science Foundation (GAČR 526/06/0418) and the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic (MSM0021620855). Ivan J. Fernandez (University of Maine) is acknowledged for the critical comments on the first version of the manuscript.

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  1. Institute of Geochemistry, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43, Praha 2, Czech Republic

    V. Ettler & M. Mihaljevič

  2. Institute of Geology, Academy of Science, Rozvojová 269, 165 00, Praha 6, Czech Republic

    J. Rohovec & T. Navrátil

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Ettler, V., Rohovec, J., Navrátil, T. et al. Mercury Distribution in Soil Profiles Polluted by Lead Smelting. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 13–17 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9033-x

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