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Effect of pH and temperature on the uptake of cadmium byLemna minor L.

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  1. Ecotoxicology Section, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, 226 001, Lucknow, India

    Geeta Chawla, Jaswant Singh & P. N. Viswanathan

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Chawla, G., Singh, J. & Viswanathan, P.N. Effect of pH and temperature on the uptake of cadmium byLemna minor L.. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 84–90 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689457

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