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This research was funded by the Region of Central Macedonia through the program “Restoration of subsoil and subground water in the area of the municipalities of Thessaloniki, Ambelokipon, Menemenis and Delta”. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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