Heavy metals, occurrence and toxicity for plants: a review

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P. C. Nagajyoti1, K. D. Lee2, Muthuviveganandavel Veerappan2
1Institute of Environmental & Industrial Medicine (IEIM), Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
2Department of Nanomaterial Chemistry, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea

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