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Johnson, L.R., Farmer, J.G. Use of human metabolic studies and urinary arsenic speciation in assessing arsenic exposure. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 53–61 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688254
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