Reducing Cadmium and Lead Contamination in Cacao: A Bibliometric Analysis of 10 Years of Research Using Bibliometrics

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 101, 2024 The 5^th International Conference on Life Sciences and Biotechnology (ICOLIB 2023)


Article Number		01011
Number of page(s)		17
Section		Applied Science
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202410101011
Published online		09 April 2024

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