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Cd isotopic signatures: a potential source tracer of metal pollution in the environment

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This study was financially supported by the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (No. 2014QN02, 2014RC08) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2014T70094, 2013 M530668).

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  2. Department of Water Environment, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, 100038, China

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Gao, B. Cd isotopic signatures: a potential source tracer of metal pollution in the environment. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 941–942 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4925-5

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