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MINERAL STRUCTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
CONT

Metals are often integrated in the particle matrix, that is, they are incorporated right in the mineral structure, and in this form they are harmless and cannot be assimilated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

Les métaux sont souvent intégrés à la matrice des particules, c'est-à-dire qu'ils sont incorporés à la structure minérale elle-même, et sous cette forme, ils sont inoffensifs puisque non assimilables.

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