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Groundwater Contamination in Karst Terranes

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Green, R.T., Painter, S.L., Sun, A. et al. Groundwater Contamination in Karst Terranes. Water Air Soil Pollut: Focus 6, 157–170 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11267-005-9004-3

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