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Vandeuren A, Pereira B, Kaba AJ, Titeux H, Delmelle P. Environmental bioavailability of arsenic, nickel and chromium in soils impacted by high geogenic and anthropogenic background contents. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 902:166073. [PMID: 37544461 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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High arsenic, chromium and nickel in soils can pose a hazard to the ecosystem and/or human health. Large areas can be affected by elevated potentially toxic elements (PTE) background contents, entailing a significant effort for managing the potential risk. Assessing the environmental hazard associated to PTE-contaminated soils requires the determination of soil PTE environmental bioavailability, which reflects the capacity of these elements to be transferred to living organisms. Here we assess the environmental bioavailability of As, Cr and Ni in topsoils from the Liège basin and Belgian Lorraine, two areas in Wallonia, Belgium, affected by elevated As, Cr and Ni background contents. The source of soil As, Cr and Ni differs in Liège and Lorraine: anthropogenic in the former location and geogenic in the latter. The environmental bioavailability of PTE was determined using two complementary approaches: (1) by chemical fractionation with the Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) three-step sequential extraction protocol and (2) by estimating the phytoavailability using a plant-based biotest (Lolium multiflorum as plant model). The results show that total As (6-130 mg·kg-1), Cr (15-268 mg·kg-1), and Ni (8-140 mg·kg-1) contents in the Liège and Lorraine soils frequently exceed the soil clean-up standards. However, no positive correlation was found between the total contents and BCR extraction results or rye-grass contents, except for As in Liège soils. Total As, Cr or Ni contents surpassing soil standards do not necessarily result in elevated mobile, potentially mobilizable and phytoavailable contents. In general, environmental bioavailability of As, Cr and Ni is higher in soils from Liège basin compared to those sampled in Belgian Lorraine. The mobile and potentially mobilizable fractions of As, Cr and Ni account for <30 % of their total contents following the BCR extractions. Our study provides valuable information for sustainable management at the regional scale of soils containing high PTE contents.
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- Aubry Vandeuren
- Environmental Sciences, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Environmental Sciences, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Environmental Sciences, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Environmental Sciences, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Environmental Sciences, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Gerdelidani AF, Towfighi H, Shahbazi K, Lamb DT, Choppala G, Abbasi S, Bari ASMF, Naidu R, Rahman MM. Arsenic geochemistry and mineralogy as a function of particle-size in naturally arsenic-enriched soils. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:123931. [PMID: 33264981 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Naturally arsenic (As) enriched agricultural soils represent a significant global human health risk. In this study, As fractionation and mineralogy were investigated in naturally As-enriched agricultural soils and their corresponding sand, silt and clay fractions. Median As increased generally in the order (mg/kg)∶ silt (280) < bulk (314) < sand (323)<clay (484). Sequential extraction showed that amorphous and well-crystalline Fe- and Al-oxide bound and residual As forms accounted 27-42% of total As. Well-crystalline Fe- and Al-oxide bound As was highest (40-42%) in silt and clay fractions, while residual As was generally greatest (41-55%) in bulk and sand fractions. The sand, silt and bulk soils released a consistently higher percentage of non-specifically sorbed As than the clay, but clay released more specifically-sorbed As. Arsenate (As(V)) was the dominant species in soil solutions, although arsenite (As(III)) was significant in a few samples. XRD analysis showed the presence of arsenolite (As2IIIO3) in soils and fractions. SEM/EDS observations revealed that scorodite (FeAsVO4·2H2O) and amorphous Fe-oxides were the main As-bearing minerals in soils and fractions, which were consistent with the geochemical analysis. Outcomes from this research highlight the significant environmental risks of naturally As-enriched soils.
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- Arzhang Fathi Gerdelidani
- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran; Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Soil and Water Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC-CARE), ATC Building, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC-CARE), ATC Building, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC-CARE), ATC Building, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia.
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Hamidpour M, Nemati H, Abbaszadeh Dahaji P, Roosta HR. Effects of plant growth-promoting bacteria on EDTA-assisted phytostabilization of heavy metals in a contaminated calcareous soil. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2020; 42:2535-2545. [PMID: 31583504 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00422-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The objective of this research was to determine the combined effects of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the phytostabilization of Cd, Pb, and Zn by corn and chemical fractionation of these elements in soil. Three heavy metal-resistant bacteria (P18, P15, and P19) were selected. All strains, belonging to the fluorescent pseudomonads, exhibited plant growth-promoting properties, including phosphorus solubilization and production of siderophore, indole acetic acid, and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase. Applying EDTA individually or in combination with bacterial strains (P18 and P15) significantly increased shoot biomass. The highest dry shoot biomass was recorded in the combined treatment of EDTA and P15-inoculated pots. Application of EDTA in PGPR-inoculated pots increased concentrations of heavy metals in corn shoots and roots compared to the control. The highest concentration of Zn in corn root and shoot was observed in P15 + EDTA treatment, which were 2.0-fold and 1.3-fold higher than those in the untreated soil. Results of chemical speciation showed that the co-application of EDTA and fluorescent pseudomonads strains increased the bioavailability of Zn, Pb, and Cd by their redistribution from less soluble fractions to water-soluble forms. It was concluded that bacterial inoculation could improve the efficiency of EDTA in phytostabilization of heavy metals from multi-metal contaminated soils.
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- Mohsen Hamidpour
- Department of Soil Science, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran.
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- Department of Soil Science, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture Science, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran
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Wang HB, Xu JM, Gomez MA, Shi ZL, Li SF, Zang SY. Arsenic concentration, speciation, and risk assessment in sediments of the Xijiang River basin, China. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:663. [PMID: 31650250 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7883-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In order to acquire the spatial distribution, speciation, and risk assessment of arsenic (As), 18 sediment samples were collected in the middle and upper reaches (Nanpan River, Beipan River, Hongshui River, Diaojiang River, and Duliu River) of the Xijiang River basin, China. The chemical fractions of As in the collected sediments were mainly dominated by the residual fraction and the Fe (Mn, Al) oxide/oxyhydroxides fractions. The correlation analysis results showed that the chemical fraction of As in sediments had close correlations with Mn, good correlations with Fe and organic matter (OM), while weak correlations with Al and carbonate. In addition, it also showed that Diaojiang River basin was found to have an extremely high As pollution status and suffered from high ecological risk. Duliu River and Nanpan River had moderately polluted levels of As and showed a low ecological risk. The other sample sites of Xijiang River basin were uncontaminated of As. The assessment results from this study indicated that the different types of species present based on the chemical fractionation of As from the Xijiang River basin showed different risks. Graphical abstract.
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- Hai-Bo Wang
- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang, 110142, People's Republic of China
- College of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, People's Republic of China
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang, 110142, People's Republic of China
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang, 110142, People's Republic of China
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang, 110142, People's Republic of China.
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang, 110142, People's Republic of China.
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang, 110142, People's Republic of China
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Marques TL, Nóbrega JA, Rocha FR. Flow-based solid sample preparation: Advantages, limitations, and challenges. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Alan M, Kara D. Comparison of a new sequential extraction method and the BCR sequential extraction method for mobility assessment of elements around boron mines in Turkey. Talanta 2019; 194:189-198. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cipullo S, Prpich G, Campo P, Coulon F. Assessing bioavailability of complex chemical mixtures in contaminated soils: Progress made and research needs. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 615:708-723. [PMID: 28992498 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Understanding the distribution, behaviour and interactions of complex chemical mixtures is key for providing the evidence necessary to make informed decisions and implement robust remediation strategies. Much of the current risk assessment frameworks applied to manage land contamination are based on total contaminant concentrations and the exposure assessments embedded within them do not explicitly address the partitioning and bioavailability of chemical mixtures. These oversights may contribute to an overestimation of both the eco-toxicological effects of the fractions and the mobility of contaminants. In turn, this may limit the efficacy of risk frameworks to inform targeted and proportionate remediation strategies. In this review we analyse the science surrounding bioavailability, its regulatory inclusion and the challenges of incorporating bioavailability in decision making process. While a number of physical and chemical techniques have proven to be valuable tools for estimating bioavailability of organic and inorganic contaminants in soils, doubts have been cast on its implementation into risk management soil frameworks mainly due to a general disagreement on the interchangeable use of bioavailability and bioaccessibility, and the associated methods which are still not standardised. This review focuses on the role of biotic and abiotic factors affecting bioavailability along with soil physicochemical properties and contaminant composition. We also included advantages and disadvantages of different extraction techniques and their implications for bioavailability quantitative estimation. In order to move forward the integration of bioavailability into site-specific risk assessments we should (1) account for soil and contaminant physicochemical characteristics and their effect on bioavailability; (2) evaluate receptor's potential exposure and uptake based on mild-extraction; (3) adopt a combined approach where chemical-techniques are used along with biological methods; (4) consider a simplified and cost-effective methodology to apply at regulatory and industry setting; (5) use single-contaminant exposure assessments to inform and predict complex chemical mixture behaviour and bioavailability.
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- S Cipullo
- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK.
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Cerdà V, Ferrer L, Portugal LA, de Souza CT, Ferreira SL. Multisyringe flow injection analysis in spectroanalytical techniques – A review. Trends Analyt Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2017.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Shaheen SM, Kwon EE, Biswas JK, Tack FMG, Ok YS, Rinklebe J. Arsenic, chromium, molybdenum, and selenium: Geochemical fractions and potential mobilization in riverine soil profiles originating from Germany and Egypt. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 180:553-563. [PMID: 28432892 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The fractionation and potential mobilization of As, Cr, Mo, and Se in four floodplain soil profiles collected along the Nile (Egypt) and Wupper (Germany) Rivers were assessed using the BCR sequential extraction procedure. The concentrations of total and the geochemical fractions (acid soluble (F1), reducible (F2), oxidizable (F3), and residual (F4) fraction) of the elements were determined. The Wupper soils had the highest total concentrations (mg kg-1) of As (378) and Cr (2,797) while the Nile soils contained the highest total Mo (12) and Se (42). The residual fraction of As, Cr, Mo, and Se was dominant in the Nile soils suggesting the geogenic source of the elements in these soils. The residual fraction of As and Mo and the oxidizable fraction of Cr and Se were dominant in the Wupper soils. Among the non-residual fractions (potential mobile fractions; PMF = ∑F1-F3), the oxidizable fraction was dominant for Cr, Mo, and Se in the Nile soils and for Mo in the Wupper soils, while the reducible fraction was dominant for As in both soils. The PMF of As, Cr, and Se was higher in the Wupper than in the Nile soils which might reflect the anthropogenic sources of these elements in the Wupper soils, while the opposite was the case for the PMF of Mo. The high PMF of Se (87%), Cr (87%), and As (21%) in the Wupper soils suggested that a release of these toxic elements may happen which increase the potential environmental risks in the anthropogenically polluted soils.
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- Sabry M Shaheen
- University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33 516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt; University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany.
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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- International Centre for Ecological Engineering & Department of Ecological Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Ghent University, Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Korea Biochar Research Center & School of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea.
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Development of a MSFIA system for sequential determination of antimony, arsenic and selenium using hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry. Talanta 2016; 156-157:29-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.04.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rocha DL, Kamogawa MY, Rocha FR. A critical review on photochemical conversions in flow analysis. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 896:11-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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