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Total mercury and methylmercury in hair, maternal and umbilical blood, and placenta from women in the seville area

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  1. National Institute of Toxicology, P.O. Box 863, 41080, Sevilla, Spain

    M. L. Soria, P. Sanz, D. Martínez, M. López-Artíguez & M. Repetto

  2. Hospital General Nuestra Señora de Valme, Sevilla, Spain

    R. Garrido & A. Grilo

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Soria, M.L., Sanz, P., Martínez, D. et al. Total mercury and methylmercury in hair, maternal and umbilical blood, and placenta from women in the seville area. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 494–501 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00199063

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