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Using a geostatistical approach to characterize and visualize complex contaminated zones: Identifying the potential origin of contaminants among several neighboring industrial sites

January 2019

DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.27180.10881

Conference: JOURNÉE TECHNIQUE SUR LA GÉOSTATISTIQUE APPLIQUÉE AUX SITES POLLUÉS - ADEME ET RECORD

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Michel H. Garcia

KIDOVA

Jean-Baptiste Mathieu

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