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Retraction: Spatial distribution of elements, environmental effects, and economic potential of waste from the Aksu ferroalloy plant [Kazakhstan]
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TopicsMetal Extraction and Bioleaching · Mining and Gasification Technologies · Industrial Engineering and Technologies
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- 1Safarov R, Berdenov Z, Urlibay R, Nossenko Y, Shomanova Z, Bexeitova Z, et al. (2023) Spatial distribution of elements, environmental effects, and economic potential of waste from the Aksu ferroalloy plant [Kazakhstan]. P Lo S ONE 18(4): e 0283251. 10.1371/journal.pone.0283251 37074997 PMC 10139758 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗