The Almadén district (Spain): anatomy of one of the world's largest Hg-contaminated sites.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Science of the Total Environment

• Publication date

  2006-03-01

• Fields of study

  Geology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2005.04.042PMID 15950266
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