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  1. SIMBIOS Centre, Abertay University, Kydd Building, 40 Bell Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1HG, UK

    Philippe C. Baveye, John Palfreyman & Wilfred Otten

  2. Soil and Water Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th street, Troy, NY, 12180, USA

    Philippe C. Baveye

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Baveye, P.C., Palfreyman, J. & Otten, W. Research Efforts Involving Several Disciplines: Adherence to a Clear Nomenclature Is Needed. Water Air Soil Pollut 225, 1997 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-1997-7

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