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Title: Elevated Concentrations of U and Co-occurring Metals in Abandoned Mine Wastes in a Northeastern Arizona Native American Community
Award ID(s):
1301346
PAR ID:
10000193
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Chemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Environmental Science & Technology
Volume:
49
Issue:
14
ISSN:
0013-936X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
8506 to 8514
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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