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Visoottiviseth, P., Ahmed, F. (2009). Technology for Remediation and Disposal of Arsenic. In: Reviews of Environmental Contamination Volume 197. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 197. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79284-2_4

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