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Micropollutants: challenges in hydrogeology

Les micropolluants: défis en hydrogeology

Microcontaminates: desafíos en hidrogeología

Micropoluentes: desafios em hidrogeologia

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The author gratefully acknowledges C. Schmidt, E. Kalbus, M. Schirmer, S. Leschik and A. Kallies for the helpful discussions on the manuscript.

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Musolff, A. Micropollutants: challenges in hydrogeology. Hydrogeol J 17, 763–766 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-009-0438-y

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