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토양 질 향상 및 독성원소 동화/부동화 작용에서의 바이오차 연구 = Biochar for Soil Quality Improvement and Potentially Toxic Elements (Im)mobilization

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' 토양 질 향상 및 독성원소 동화/부동화 작용에서의 바이오차 연구 = Biochar for Soil Quality Improvement and Potentially Toxic Elements (Im)mobilization' 의 주제별 논문영향력
논문영향력 선정 방법
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  • Raman analysis
  • Soil contamination
  • Soil quality
  • Toxic elements
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  • sem-edx
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' 토양 질 향상 및 독성원소 동화/부동화 작용에서의 바이오차 연구 = Biochar for Soil Quality Improvement and Potentially Toxic Elements (Im)mobilization' 의 참고문헌

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