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Book Title: Effects of Sediment and Mercury Mobilization in the South Yuba River and Humbug Creek Confluence Area, Nevada County, California Pt. 2 : Concentrations, Speciation, and Environmental Fate - Laboratory Experiments
Item Length: 11in.
Item Height: 0.1in.
Item Width: 8.5in.
Author: U.S. Department of the Interior Staff
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Nature
Item Weight: 7.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 62 Pages
