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Comparison of lead and zinc levels in the hair of pupils from four towns in the Kumasi municipal area of Ghana

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

    A. A. Golow & E. E. Kwaansa-Ansah

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Golow, A.A., Kwaansa-Ansah, E.E. Comparison of lead and zinc levels in the hair of pupils from four towns in the Kumasi municipal area of Ghana. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 53, 325–331 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197221

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