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  1. US-Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC, USA

    Marilyn Engle

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  1. CNR-Institute for Atmospheric Pollution, Division of Rende, 87036, Rende, Italy

    Nicola Pirrone

  2. Office of Science Coordination and Policy, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 20640, USA

    Kathryn R. Mahaffey

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Engle, M. (2005). Perspective on Mercury: Progress Through Cooperation. In: Pirrone, N., Mahaffey, K.R. (eds) Dynamics of Mercury Pollution on Regional and Global Scales:. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24494-8_6

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