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Uptake of cadmium by eggs and alevins of atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) as influenced by acidic conditions

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    R. H. Peterson, J. L. Metcalfe & S. Ray

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Peterson, R.H., Metcalfe, J.L. & Ray, S. Uptake of cadmium by eggs and alevins of atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) as influenced by acidic conditions. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 359–368 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609746

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