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Nickel

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Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 107))

Abstract

Nickel occurs in both ionic and metallic forms. Nickel chloride is also known as nickelous chloride; nickel oxide is also called bunsenite.

Based on USEPA (1985), except for Section I which is based on USEPA (1983a)

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    George W. Ware

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Ware, G.W. (1988). Nickel. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 107. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7083-3_9

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