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Interactions between Surface Water and Ground Water and Effects on Mercury Transport in the North-central Everglades

By Judson W. Harvey, Steven L. Krupa, Cynthia Gefvert, Robert M. Mooney, Jungyill Choi, Susan A. King, and Jefferson B. Giddings

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