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Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volume 262, 15 November 2013, Pages 883-886
Journal of Hazardous Materials

Editorial
Arsenic ecotoxicology: The interface between geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere

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Acknowledgements

We would like to convey our sincere thanks to the Editors of the Journal of Hazardous Materials for providing us the opportunity to compile this Special Section on Arsenic Ecotoxicology: The Interface between Geosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere. J.B. would like to thank the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) for facilitating the editorial work of the special section. P.B. would like to thank the Swedish Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Swedish Research Council (VR), Royal Institute

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