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Heavy metal concentrations in municipal wastewater treatment plant sludge

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    S. J. Spiegel & S. R. Garver

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Spiegel, S.J., Farmer, J.K. & Garver, S.R. Heavy metal concentrations in municipal wastewater treatment plant sludge. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 35, 38–43 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636477

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