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Simple techniques have been used to monitor the non-ferrous metal content of the air in South-West Wales. Metal concentrations downwind of the Swansea urban-industrial complex are found to be significantly greater than the normal background.
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GOODMAN, G., ROBERTS, T. Plants and Soils as Indicators of Metals in the Air. Nature 231, 287–292 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231287a0
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