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Competition for mercury between river sediment and bacteria

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Ottawa, Canada

    S. Ramamoorthy, S. Springthorpe & D. J. Kushner

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We are indebted to Mrs. Eva Javorsky for carrying out mercury analyses. The work was supported by the Ottawa River Project, a joint study by the National Research Council of Canada laboratories and the University of Ottawa.

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Ramamoorthy, S., Springthorpe, S. & Kushner, D.J. Competition for mercury between river sediment and bacteria. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 17, 505–511 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685971

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