Assessments of Dissolved Rare Earth Elements and Anthropogenic Gadolinium Concentrations in Different Processes of Wastewater Treatment Plant in Busan, Korea
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Lim, Ijin
(Division of Earth Environmental System Science, Pukyong National University)
Ryu, Jong-Sik (Division of Earth Environmental System Science, Pukyong National University) Lee, Joonyeob (Division of Earth Environmental System Science, Pukyong National University) Lee, Jun-Ho (Training Ship NARA, Pukyong National University) Cho, Hyung-Mi (Department of Ocean Sciences, Inha University) Kim, Taejin (Division of Earth Environmental System Science, Pukyong National University) |
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